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Local Area Network Tutorial
Network Basics

High quality Local Area Network online course to help achieve your training goals conveniently Anytime, Anywhere!. No parking hassles, no missed assignments, and nothing to install. 12-months of learning.

LAN - Network Basics introduces the user to fundamental LAN concepts.

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This introductory Local Area Network course is for anyone who is preparing for client/server environments or who needs to find information about particular LAN components. Our Local Area Network tutorial offer unique benefits unavailable from other self-paced training vendors. Each course is developed using a rigorous set of criteria that includes quality content, interaction, graphics, and interspersed questions, making learning fun, interesting, and effective.

Objectives

  • Identify the popular LAN protocol standards
  • Describe the OSI reference model
  • Explain the relationship between the OSI reference model and LAN protocols
  • Identify three basic LAN topologies
  • Describe the basic LAN access methods

Topics

  • Introduction to LANs
    • LAN overview
    • Why LANs?

  • LAN Protocols
    • Introduction to protocols
    • Protocol standards

  • The OSI Reference Model
    • Defining the OSI reference model
    • Connection types
    • Protocols in the OSI reference model
    • OSI history and current status

  • Popular Protocol Standards
    • Data Link layer protocols
    • Middle layer protocols

  • Topologies
    • Star and cascaded star topologies
    • Ring topology
    • Bus topology

  • Access Methods
    • Ethernet
    • Token Ring
    • Arcnet

Features:

  • Instructional steps -- walk through a procedure
  • Exercises -- try it out
  • Notes - See additional information related to the topic in the text
  • Tips - See a different, faster, or easier way of doing something
  • Quick References - See a quick reference guide to the features introduced in a chapter
  • Details - Display more detailed information related to the current topic
  • Hotwords - See related information
  • Navigation Bar - Maneuver easily through the courses
  • Topics and Index -- with searching feature and hyper-links
  • Printable Exercises - PDF downloadable files
  • Sample Application Files - PDF downloadable files
  • Skill Assessment - can be used for pre and post-testing -- tracking first try, best try and grade - if passed, green check mark will appear as 'mastered' - hyperlinks to units within the course to go back and re-take a certain unit again. Use as pre-test to determine which topics you want to focus on and to go directly into that unit.

Technical Requirements

200MHz Pentium with 32MB Ram. 640 x 480 256-color video (800 x 600 is recommended). Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or XP. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher required. Minimum Connection Speed: 28.8k. Authorware recommended but not required. JavaScript must be enabled. Netscape and AOL browsers not supported.

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