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COM 221 Basic Computer Networking

ND2 levelComputing & ICT13 topics

COM 221 covers 13 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Computer networking fundamentals
  2. Network types and architectures
  3. Perimeter networks, VLANs and VPNs
  4. Wired and wireless networks
  5. Network hardware components
  6. Routing, switching and NICs
  7. Network planning and topology design
  8. Network connection types and cabling
  9. Servers, reliability and data integrity
  10. OSI and TCP/IP models
  11. IPv4, IPv6 and subnetting
  12. Wireless access and internet connectivity
  13. Wireless standards and network security

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Computer networking fundamentals

Computer networking fundamentals introduce the basic ideas behind how computers and devices communicate, share resources, and exchange data over wired or wireless links. For examination purposes, you must master the meaning of a network, common types of networks, basic components, communication models, and core terms such as protocol, topology, bandwidth, and transmission media.

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