Description
PREREQUISITES: IST 110
**Formerly CIS 181**
The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to networking technology. This course covers a wide range of material about networking, from careers in networking to local area networks, wide area networks, protocols, topologies, transmission media, and security. It also discusses in-depth the most significant aspects of networking, such as the TCP/IP protocol suite. In addition to explaining concepts, the course uses a multitude of real world examples of networking issues from a professional???s standpoint, making it a practical preparation for the real world.