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CompTIA N+ Course Contents
Introduction
LANs, WANs and the Internet
Uses and benefits of a LAN
Network applications
Electronic messaging
Workgroup applications
Client/Server applications
Overview Of Network Components
Transmission media
Peer-to-peer networks
Server-based networks
Network Cards
Network adapter cards
PC expansion buses
Network card configuration
Plug and play
Transmission Media
Signalling
Digital encoding
Media bandwidth
Baseband/broadband
Media types
Twisted pair cable
Coaxial cable
Fibre optic cable
Lan Topologies
Physical and logical topologies
Star
Bus
Ring
Hybrid
Hierarchical or tree
Mesh
Installing Cabling
Crimping cables
Structured wiring systems
Osi Model
Concept behind OSI model
Network communication and the OSI model
OSI model and real life networking
Physical layer
Data link layer
Network layer
Transport layer
Session layer
Presentation layer
Application layer
802 Standards
802.2
802.3
802.5
802.12
Media Access
Contention
Token passing
Demand priority
Addressing
Ethernet
10BaseT
10Base2
10Base5
10BaseF
Fast Ethernet
Network card selection
Ethernet 5-4-3 rule
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Other Technologies
Token Ring
Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
VGAnyLAN
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
Network Protocols
Network card drivers
TCP/IP
IPX/SPX
NetBEUI
AppleTalk
Data link Control (DLC)
Characteristics of network protocols
Choosing a protocol
Adding and removing protocols
Repeaters And Hubs
Repeaters
Hubs
Switching hubs or switches
Multistation access units (MSAUs)
Bridges
Bridge operation
Features of bridges
Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA)
Internetwork Connectivity
Devices
Routers
Choosing paths
Static and dynamic routers
Brouters
Layer 3 switches
Development Of Tcp/Ip
Routing packets through the Internet
TCP/IP protocol suite
TCP/IP as an open standard
IP addresses
Subnet mask
Default gateway
Configuring TCP/IP
Resolving an IP address to a hardware
address
Applying for a network address
Creating subnets
Route discovery
Dhcp And Automatic Ip
Configuration
DHCP server
DHCP client initialisation
Host Names and FQDNs
Host names
FQDNs
Host files
DNS
Name resolution process
Server (Netbios) Name
Resolution
Server names
Name discovery
Using an LMHOSTS file
WINS servers
Tcp/Ip Services
E-mail – SMTP protocol
Postoffice protocol (POP)
Sending e-mail
World Wide Web - HTTP
Other TCP/IP services
TCP/IP ports
Client/Server
Communication Layers
Microsoft Windows NT
Novell NetWare
UNIX
Client/server protocols
Workstation software
Hardware requirements for a workstation
Identifying a machine on the network
Network drives and print queues
Directory services & Gateways
Remote Connectivity
Public networks
SLIP/Compressed SLIP
Point-to-point protocol (PPP)
Tunnelling/encapsulation
Requirements for remote connectivity
Remote client and server configuration
Configuring modems
Network Security
Introduction
Network operating system security
Administrative/supervisory account
Creating and managing accounts
Password principles
Encryption and password hashing
Encryption technology
Encryption systems
Firewalls
Proxy servers
Fault tolerance and redundancy
UPS
Drive arrays - RAID
Back up strategies
Virus prevention
Test Equipment For Lans
And Wans
Terminators
Loopback plug
Crossover cable
VOMs
Tone generator and probe
Cable testers and certifiers
Time-Domain Reflectometers (TDR)
Product indicators
Test frame and packet generators
Network monitors
Protocol analyser
Network troubleshooting
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