Maricopa Community Colleges  MST140   19982-20025 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/25/97
MST140 19982-20025 L+L 3 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
Microsoft Networking Essentials
Emphasis on local area network with overview of wide area networks. Includes terminology, hardware and software components, connectivity, network architecture, packet structure, topologies, communication standards and protocols, and security issues. Preparation for Microsoft certification examination. Prerequisites: None. (BPC110 or CIS105, and BPC121AB) suggested but not required.
 
Course Note:Under the terms and conditions specified in the legal agreement between Microsoft Corporation and each AATP campus in the Maricopa Community College District, Microsoft requires that "all instructors of Microsoft Official Curriculum and Microsoft Approved Study Guides pass the Microsoft Certified Professional exam in the product area of the courseware being delivered."
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MST140   19982-20025 Microsoft Networking Essentials
1. Analyze local area network (LAN) requirements and implementation. (I)
2. Design a LAN including cable type, topology, and protocols. (II)
3. Evaluate advantages and disadvantages of LAN extension technologies. (III)
4. Troubleshoot LAN problems. (IV)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
MST140   19982-20025 Microsoft Networking Essentials
    I. Network Orientation
        A. Definition of a local area network (LAN)
        B. Benefits, uses, and problems
        C. Hardware components
        D. Software components
        E. Network architecture
      II. How a Network Functions
          A. LAN topologies and communication standards
          B. Packet structure
          C. Common protocols
          D. Putting data on a cable
          E. Cabling options
        III. LAN Extensions and Intercommunication Technologies
            A. Modems in network communications
            B. Repeaters, bridges, routers, and gateways
            C. Wide area network (WAN) transmission
          IV. Advanced Topics
              A. LAN access and data security issues
              B. Network management utilities
              C. Printing problems
              D. Internet services
              E. Troubleshooting of LAN
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