2021-2022 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

CNT 140 - Cisco Routing and Switching I


Description: Study of computer networking standards and operation. Includes network topologies, network protocols and communications, network addressing, network device configuration, network design, and network security. First of three courses to prepare students to pass the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification examination.

Prerequisites: CNT 101  or CNT 115 

Credits: 4
Lecture: 3
Lab: 2

Course Content:
  1. Networking today
  2. Basic switch and end device configuration
  3. Protocols and models
  4. Physical layer
  5. Number systems
  6. Data link layer
  7. Ethernet switching
  8. Network layer
  9. Address resolution
  10. Basic router configuration
  11. IPv4 addressing
  12. IPv6 addressing
  13. ICMP
  14. Transport layer
  15. Application layer
  16. Network security fundamentals
  17. Build a small network

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Describe the operation of network technologies and protocols. (1, 3, 9)
  2. Perform router, switch, and end device configuration. (2, 10, 16, 17)
  3. Explain how the OSI model layers support network communication. (4, 6, 8, 14, 15)
  4. Convert numbers betweeen the decimal, binary, and hexadecimal numbering systems. (5)
  5. Describe how Ethernet works in a switched network environment. (7)
  6. Implement an IPv4 and IPv6 addressing scheme. (11, 12)
  7. Design, test, and troubleshoot a small network. (13, 17)

Required Assessment:
  1. Cisco Academy final exam.
  2. Cisco Academy skills final exam.