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  1. Explain the basic design and operation of the Internet, including the key design principles of interoperability, scalability, and high-availability and the software and hardware components used to provide Internet access and cloud services.
  2. Describe how open industry standards and protocols serve as a foundation for innovation and competition in the global Internet ecosystem.
  3. Describe the major security vulnerabilities associated with computer networks and the policies, protection strategies and tools that can be used to avoid or mitigate these threats.
  4. Explain key management issues related to networks, systems, and security, and describe the five dimensions of the FCAPS network management model.
  5. Explain and demonstrate how content/information is encoded and transmitted as a sequence of network packets transported across physical network media, including copper cables, fiber-optics, and radio channels.
  6. Describe and configure software and hardware required to support and troubleshoot network services using Ethernet and Wi-Fi local area network technologies.
  7. Explain how the telephone system has been transformed from landline phones using simple voice analog signaling to mobile systems using digital signaling to support multimedia.
  8. Describe the role Internet Service Providers (ISP's) and telecommunication carriers play in delivering wide area network services to homes and enterprises.
  9. Explain the fundamental characteristics of packet-switched data networks and the key Internet protocols that make up the TCP/IP communications suite.
  10. Describe the relationship between the Internet infrastructure and key networked application architectures.

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IST 233 Fall 2020 Syllabus- Boardman, Bruce

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