CIS 335 - Telecommunication and Computer Networks.

CSC/CIS 275 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.(3).

Practical introduction to concepts necessary for understanding of computer networking. Topics include routing/switching devices, distributed vs. centralized LANs and WANs, software protocols, network topologies, common standards for hardware and software, data encoding of multimedia, and cost/benefit analysis. Topics are presented within the context of the basic installation, configuration and management of computer networking equipment.