Strengthen Your IT Foundations
Gain the practical knowledge to design and maintain reliable, secure networks. This course forms a key part of the higher certificate in IT, providing a solid understanding of network systems and global standards.
What is this course about?
This course explores the essential components of computer network architectures and the standards that govern how networks operate. You will learn about layered communication models like the OSI and TCP/IP, network protocols and hardware configurations. Designed for students enrolled in IT courses, this module helps you develop the technical skills needed to support and troubleshoot network infrastructure across different environments.
Why take this course on network architectures?
Networks are the backbone of modern communication and organisations rely on professionals who understand how they function. This course provides you with the confidence and competence to work with networking systems, an essential step if you are pursuing a higher certificate in IT or starting your career in networking and systems support.
What you will gain from this course:
- Understand the principles behind network design and topology
- Learn how data travels across local and wide area networks
- Get familiar with network protocols, IP addressing, and routing
- Apply international standards to ensure interoperability and performance
- Develop skills to assist in the planning and maintenance of computer networks
Overview
People credited with this unit standard can describe network types and standards.
Description
This unit standard is intended to provide fundamental knowledge of the areas covered for those entering the workplace in data communications and networking. As additional knowledge for those wanting to understand the areas covered. People credited with this unit standard can describe network types and standards. Explain local and wide area network architectures. Explain wide area network (WAN) architectures. The performance of all elements is to a standard that allows for further learning in this area.
- The description distinguishes types of networks
- The description compares network topologies
- The description outlines and distinguishes features of node addressing methods
- The description outlines the standards for industry network architectures
- The explanation outlines channel utilisation techniques and their features
- The explanation compares the principles of access protocols
- The explanation identifies the purpose of LAN components
- The explanation illustrates network configurations and installation issues
- The explanation identifies switching techniques
- The explanation compares switching techniques
- The explanation outlines WAN management issues
- Non-accredited: Short course only
- Duration: 1h 30m
- Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
- Access Period: 12 Months
