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Computer Technology and Applications

Network Administration and Design (NAAD)

The Network Administration and Design track is specially designed for:

  • individuals from other fields who seek a career in this fast-growing technology market
  • individuals with some background in the technology field who wish to acquire specialized training to increase their effectiveness on the job or to advance to new positions

Graduates of this track are qualified for positions in:

  • network systems design and analysis
  • systems integration of different network operating platforms
  • LAN and WAN protocol analysis and management
  • Internet/intranet integration
  • network operating system configuration, management, and maintenance
  • establishing and maintaining overall network security policy

Curriculum

The track's technical orientation provides candidates with the knowledge base to analyze, plan, design, implement, and manage an enterprise network and provide access to the Internet.

The major technologies currently used are covered, including:

  • TCP/IP
  • DHCP
  • DNS
  • SNMP
  • HTTP
  • IPX/SPX
  • SLIP
  • PPP
  • Ethernet
  • Token Ring
  • FDDI
  • X.25
  • Frame Relay
  • ISDN
  • T1
  • ATM
  • Windows NT
  • Netware 4.X
  • UNIX
  • Web server products

Lectures are balanced with demonstrations and hands-on lab courses to train students in the functionality, uses, and options available to network managers and users. These include:

  • the interoperability of LAN platforms
  • LAN platforms' integration into a corporate enterprise environment
  • the provision of Internet access with acceptable levels of security.

Graduates emerge with the knowledge base necessary for today's network practitioners

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