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  • Network fundamentals and build simple LANs
  • IP addressing and subnetting
  • Describe hubs, switches and routers
  • The OSI model
  • How addresses are allocated using DHCP
  • Name resolution using DNS
  • Access Control Lists (ACLs)

About

Welcome to the Complete Networking Fundamentals Course to Kick-Start Your CCNA Exam Preparation–Part 1! In this course, you will learn the technologies that keep the world connected and running.

The aim of this course is to help students gain a foundational knowledge of networking and embark on their networking career. The concepts taught in this course can be applied directly to multiple industry certifications, including the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA). The course will help you build simple LANs. You will see how to convert IP addresses to binary and binary to decimal. With this course, you will explore the hexadecimal conversion theory and see practical demonstrations and examples. You will get familiar with the OSI model, its software and hardware layers, and how they interoperate. You will master IPv4 subnetting and also gain access to a subnetting cheat sheet. By the end of the course, you will be able to confidently discuss basic networking topics.

Although this is an introductory course, it contains a lot of information that can be directly applied to multiple industry certifications (including the CCNA certification).

Features

  • Learn the basics of the CCNA exam so that you can pass it with ease
  • Explore network fundamentals, build simple LANs, and learn to convert IP addresses to binary and binary to decimal
  • Master networking and crack basic networking exam topics

Course Length : 14 hours 23 minutes

ISBN : 9781838558086

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Author

David Bombal

David Bombal (CCIE #11023 Emeritus) passed his Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Routing and Switching exam in January 2003 and is one of a small percentage of Cisco Engineers that pass their CCIE labs on their first attempt. David was qualified as a Cisco Certified Systems Instructor (CCSI #22787) many years ago! He has been training Cisco courses for over 15 years and has delivered instructor-led courses in various countries around the world covering a wide range of Cisco topics from CCNA to CCIE. He has also personally developed Cisco engineer utilities such as the VPN Config Generator, software, training materials, EBooks, videos and other products which are used throughout the world. David has designed, implemented and managed networks ranging from single sites to those that span 50 countries. David's Experts include developer evangelists, authors and a renowned team of professional network engineers.

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