Chabot College
Fall 2008
Course Outline for Computer Application Systems 92A
NETWORKING FOR HOME AND SMALL BUSINESSES
Catalog Description:
92A - Networking for Home and Small Businesses
3 units
First of four courses in the Cisco® Networking Academy® CCNA® Discovery program, providing
career-oriented, IT-skills instruction. CCNA Discovery prepares the student for the Cisco Certified
Entry Network Technician (CCENT™) and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA™) exams.
Students will plan, install, verify and troubleshoot a personal computer and home/small business
network, configure Internet applications and services, and recognize and mitigate security threats.
2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 35, laboratory 35]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. set up a personal computer system, including the operating system, interface cards, and
peripheral devices;
2. plan and install a home or small business network and connect it to the Internet;
3. verify and troubleshoot network and Internet connectivity;
4. share resources such as files and printers among multiple computers;
5. recognize and mitigate security threats to a home network;
6. configure and verify common Internet applications;
7. configure basic IP services through a GUI.
Course Content:
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Personal computer hardware
Operating Systems
Connecting to the Internet
Connecting to the Internet through an ISP
Network addressing
Network services
Wireless technologies
Basic security
Troubleshooting your network
Methods of Presentation:
1. Lecture
2. Laboratory
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3. Self-paced online multimedia presentation
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Network addressing worksheet: Given a list of IP addresses and subnet masks, identify the
network address, the broadcast address, and calculate the number of available host
addresses.
b. Personal computer configuration lab: Configure IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS
on a personal computer without DHCP. Verify connectivity within the LAN and to the Internet
with Ping and a web browser application.
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Online chapter exams
b. Lab exercises
c. Homework worksheets
d. Final exam
Textbook(s) (Typical):
Networking for Home and Small Business, CCNA Discovery Learning Guide, Cisco Press, projected
publication date December 2007
Special Student Materials:
None
CAS92A outline
WAP: New 10/1/2007