Computer and Information Systems Security

ITNW 1421 Introduction to Networking (3-3-4) 52.1204

This course is an introduction to the fundamentals, basic concepts, and terminology of telecommunications and networks. Students will be engaged in a fundamental study into how computers communicate, how this communication takes place, the language of communication (protocols), hardware interfaces and software which controls these communication protocols.

Course Topics include basic telecommunications, data channels, hardware handshaking, software handshaking, and protocol transfer; the access and use of the Internet, and networking hardware and software, including current developments in networking.

Assessment Levels: R2, E2, M2.

Course IDEA Objectives:

• Important: Learning fundamental principles, generalizations, or theories.
• Important: Developing specific skills, competencies, and points of view needed by professionals in the field most closely related to this course.

PREREQUISITES: None