CIT 1103 - Introduction to Networks

Credits: 3
This course introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and other computer networks. It uses the OSI model and TCP layered models to examine the nature and roles of protocols and services at the application, network, data link, and physical layers. The principles and structure of IP addressing and the fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations are introduced to provide a foundation for the curriculum. At the end of the course, students build simple LAN topologies by applying basic principles of cabling, performing basic configurations of network devices, and implementing IP addressing schemes. Lecture 2 hours and laboratory 2 hours per week. Pre/Co-requisites CIS 1103