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Redhill
Full day
All levels
A concise overview course covering all aspects of networking with particular emphasis of use of the 7 layer model as a framework for discussing and learning new network terms enabling delegates to recognise the main buzzwords used in the industry.
What will you learn
Use the 7 layer model to classify networking terms.
Differentiate between LANS and WANS.
Recognise bandwidth measurements.
List LAN and WAN technologies.
Recognise cabling issues in a network.
Networks demystified training course details
Who will benefit:
Sales staff, managers and other non-technical personnel.
Technical personnel may benefit more from our Intro to data communications and networking course.
Prerequisites:
None.
Duration
1 day
What are networks?
What is a network? Types of network, Local Area
Networks (LANs), Wide Area Networks (WANs),
connecting networks together with routers.
The 7 layer model
What is the 7 layer model? The importance of
standards, using the 7 layer model to classify
networking terms.
Cables
Copper, Fibre, Air, standards, connectors, LAN
cables, WAN cables, distance limitations, hubs and
repeaters, other issues. The radio spectrum.
Bandwidth
Bits and bytes. Bandwidth measurements,
common technologies and their bandwidth, the
impact of applications on bandwidth. Full and half
duplex. Joining cables together to increase
bandwidth (Link aggregation).
LANs and WANs
What is Ethernet? What is WiFi? What are Leased
lines? What is MPLS?
Ethernet switches
Ethernet 'packets', MAC addresses, what is a
switch, what is the difference between a hub and a
switch.
TCP/IP
What is TCP/IP? What is a protocol? What is IP?
What is TCP? The role of routers in joining LANS
and WANS, What is the Internet?
Applications
Ways to use the network, clients, servers, web
browsing and HTTP, Email, instant messaging,
multimedia applications.