This course offers hands-on lab sessions and interactive activities to help students explore the essential concepts of networking, including IP addressing, subnetting, network protocols, and basic network configurations. Students will gain proficiency in using simulation tools like Packet Tracer to design and troubleshoot simple network setups. By the end of the course, students will have acquired fundamental networking skills, which are crucial for understanding cybersecurity principles. These skills will also prepare them for further exploration in the dynamic field of cybersecurity. Corequisite: CNCS 1120 (must be taken at the same time as CNCS 1170)
This course offers hands-on lab sessions and interactive activities to help students explore the essential concepts of networking, including IP addressing, subnetting, network protocols, and basic network configurations. Students will gain proficiency in using simulation tools like Packet Tracer to design and troubleshoot simple network setups. By the end of the course, students will have acquired fundamental networking skills, which are crucial for understanding cybersecurity principles. These skills will also prepare them for further exploration in the dynamic field of cybersecurity. Corequisite: CNCS 1120 (must be taken at the same time as CNCS 1170)