NET Network (NET)

This course covers the configuration, management, and troubleshooting of common wired and wireless network devices. Additionally, there is a focus on specific areas like critical security concepts, key cloud computing best practices and typical service models, newer hardware and virtualization techniques and concepts, to give individuals the combination of skills to keep the network resilient. Upon completion, students will understand general networking fundamentals.

Students will learn to install, manage, repair, and troubleshoot PC hardware and Microsoft, Linux, and Mac operating systems. This course is designed to help students gain real-world skills they will use daily as a PC technician. Topics include hardware, storage, system management, file management, peripheral devices, networking, mobile devices, and security.

This course covers the architecture, structure, functions and components of the Internet and other computer networks. Students achieve a basic understanding of how networks operate and how to build simple local area networks (LAN), perform basic configurations for routers and switches, and implement Internet Protocol (IP). CTAG approved CTIT017, effective summer 2022 ITAG approved ITITN017, effective summer 2022 TAG approved OIT002, effective summer 2023

Course includes installing and administering the Windows Operating Systems. It also covers security issues, installation troubleshooting, desktop issues, and desktop configuration.

This course covers the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in small networks and introduces wireless local area networks (WLAN) and security concepts. Students learn how to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches for advanced functionality using security best practices and resolve common issues with protocols in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks. CTAG approved CTIT018, effective summer 2022 ITAG approved ITITN018, effective summer 2022

This course covers working at the Unix/Linux shell command line, customizing the shell environment, understanding basic filesystem structure and permissions, file management tools, basic shell scripting techniques, vi text editor, data processing tools, Xserver, Xwindows, remote machine access using SSH & FTP, compiling C programs under Unix, and formation of make files and the make command.

Course covers installing and configuring a Microsoft server operating system. Students will demonstrate skills necessary to implement a core infrastructure into an existing enterprise environment. Topics include working with Active Directory, implementing local storage, implementing file and print services, and implementing server virtualization with Hyper-V. CTAG approved effective spring 2024, CITI013

Course covers administering a Microsoft server operating system. Students will demonstrate skills necessary to administer an infrastructure in an enterprise environment. Topics include implementing group policies, managing user accounts, managing domain services, DNS, and remote access.

Course covers configuring advanced Microsoft server services. Students will master skills necessary to administer an infrastructure in an enterprise environment. Topics include implementing advanced network services, advanced file services, dynamic access control, network load balancing, failover clustering, and disaster recovery.

This course will introduce students to security topics and best practices on switches and routers. Demonstration and hands-on practice will reinforce topics including secure communications using IPSec and VPNs, Cisco IOS security, and identity based services. Upon completion, students will be able to implement layer 2 and 3 security, create secure lines of communication, and deploy threat defense using the Cisco IOS.

This course describes the architecture, components, operations, and security to scale for large, complex networks, including wide area network (WAN) technologies. The course emphasizes network security concepts and introduces network virtualization and automation. Students learn how to configure, troubleshoot, and secure enterprise network devices and understand how application programming interfaces (API) and configuration management tools enable network automation. CTAG approved CTIT019, effective summer 2022 ITAG approved ITITN019, effective summer 2022

This course covers administration and configuration of UNIX and/or LINUX operating systems. Topics include: adding/maintaining user accounts, bootup, shutdown, runlevels, daemons, backup and restoring files, basic network configuration, policies and ethic, process control, file systems, log files. During the lab, the student will install LINUX on a personal harddrive and be the administrator of their personal system. Students will add users, schedule cron jobs, add file systems to their system, etc.

This course provides the technology essentials for a web developer to design and develop secure E-Commerce solutions. Techniques such as the Luhn Algorithm and 128 bit encryption will be explored and implemented.