Information and Communication Technology: Module B

Topic outline

• Welcome to Module B - Networing Fundamentals
  
  

  Welcome to Module B - Networing Fundamentals

  Most of us would be lost without the Internet and our mobile devices.  We've come to rely on technology whenever and where ever we want it. Most of time technology work seamlessly, but who keeps it running? How does it actually work? We will explore that in this module.

  • Section 1 - Telecommunications and Network Basics
    
  • Section 2 - Network Addressing Basics
    
  • Section 3 - Wireless Technology Basics
    
  • Section 4 - Security Basics
    

  • Student Lab Manual File

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• Section 1 - Telecommunications and Network Basics
  
  

  Section 1 - Telecommunications and Network Basics

  Where do you see yourself in five or ten years? Whatever your answer may be, technology will surely be a big part of your life.

  This module will focus on network and Internet connectivity on desktops, laptops and mobile devices. By definition, a network is made of two or more connected devices (such as computers, printers, and servers) that can share information, share resources, or both.

  In the section you will learn to

  • identify and evaluate personal and professional ethical issues
  • identify and evaluate computer privacy laws
  • identify and evaluate copyright issues
  • identify key people and innovations in Internet history
  • identify different network components
  • identify and evaluate different types of networks
  • identify and evaluate different types of operating systems
  • identify and evaluate different network protocols

  • Section 1 Glossary
  • Section Content

  • 1.1 The Law Lesson
  • 1.2 History of the Internet Lesson
  • 1.3 Network Operating Systems Lesson
  • 1.4 Cabling Lesson
  • 1.5 Network Topologies Lesson
  • 1.6 Protocols Lesson
  • Section 1 Summary and Test Quiz
  • Section Standards Page
• Section 2 - Network Addressing Basics
  
  

  Section 2 - Network Addressing Basics

  Network addressing is a critical skill that a network technician must know.

  In this section you will learn to

  • identify and evaluate different layers of the OSI model
  • identify the devices that operate on a network
  • identify the protocols that function on a network
  • identify and evaluate the difference between Classful and Classless
  • evaluate and subnet IPv4 addresses
  • identify and evaluate IPv6 addresses

  • Section 2 Glossary
  • Section Content

  • 2.1 OSI Model Lesson
  • 2.2 Network Devices Lesson
  • 2.3 Protocols Lesson
  • 2.4 IPv4 Addressing Lesson
  • 2.5 IPv4 Subnetting Lesson
  • 2.6 IPv6 Lesson
  • Section 2 Summary and Test Quiz
  • Section Standards Page
• Section 3 - Wireless Technology Basics
  
  

  Section 3 - Wireless Technology Basics

  Wireless communications are nothing new.  After all, the wireless telegraph can be traced back to Guglielmo Marconi's pioneering work in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Other contributors of that era include:

  • Nikola Tesla
  • Thomas Edison
  • Heinrich Hertz
  • Michael Faraday
  • James Maxwell

  In this section, you will learn to

  • appreciate the history of wireless communications
  • identify the organizations that contributed to wireless development
  • identify the components of wireless communication
  • identify and evaluate different radio frequencies
  • identify the different formulas associated with wireless signals
  • demonstrate access point placement
  • identify and evaluate the different sections of a wireless setup

  • Section 3 Glossary
  • Section Content

  • 3.1 History, Organizations, & Standards Lesson
  • 3.2 Wireless Network Architecture Lesson
  • 3.3 Components of a Wireless Transmission System Lesson
  • 3.4 Radio Frequency Math and Measurement Lesson
  • Tech Park: Part 1 Page
  • 3.5 Wireless Setup Lesson
  • Tech Park: Part 2 Page
  • Section 3 Summary and Test Quiz
  • Section Standards Page
• Section 4 - Security Basics
  
  

  Section 4 - Security Basics

  Security is one of the fastest-growing occupations in technology today. We must all know how to keep ourselves and others safe, both personally and professionally.

  In this section you will learn to

  • identify key terms associated with security
  • identify and evaluate security threats
  • identify and use correct computer security
  • identify and use correct Internet security
  • identify and use correct personal security

  • Section 4 Glossary
  • Section Content

  • 4.1 Did You Know? Lesson
  • 4.2 Key Terms Lesson
  • 4.3 Computer Security Lesson
  • 4.4 Internet Security Lesson
  • 4.5 Personal Security Lesson
  • Section 4 Summary and Test Quiz
  • Section Standards Page
• Summary of Module B - Networking Fundamentals
  
  

  Summary of Module B - Networking Fundamentals

  The four sections of Module B cover these topics:

  • Section 1 - Telecommunications and Network Basics
    
  • Section 2 - Network Addressing Basics
    
  • Section 3 - Wireless Technology Basics
    
  • Section 4 - Security Basics

  
  

  • Final Summary and Test Quiz