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Introduction
0.0 Welcome to introduction to networks
0.0.1 Message to the Student
0.0.1.1 Welcome
Welcome to the CCNA Introduction to Networks course. The goal of this course is to introduce you to
fundamental networking concepts and technologies. These online course materials will assist you in
developing the skills necessary to plan and implement small networks across a range of applications.
The specific skills covered in each chapter are described at the start of each chapter.
You can use your smart phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop to access your course, participate in
discussions with your instructor, view your grades, read or review text, and practice using interactive
media. However, some media are complex and must be viewed on a PC, as well as Packet Tracer
activities, quizzes, and exams.
A sample entry for implementing a technology could include the necessary software commands, the
purpose of the commands, command variables, and a topology diagram indicating the context for using
the commands to configure the technology.
Performance-Based Assessments
The Networking Academy performance-based assessments have you do Packet Tracer activities like you have
been doing all along, only now integrated with an online assessment engine that will automatically score your
results and provide you with immediate feedback. This feedback helps you to more accurately identify the
knowledge and skills you have mastered and where you need more practice. There are also questions on
chapter quizzes and exams that use Packet Tracer activities to give you additional feedback on your progress.
• Be introduced to the two major models used to plan and implement networks: OSI and TCP/IP
• Examine the OSI and TCP/IP layers in detail to understand their functions and services
• Become familiar with the various network devices and network addressing schemes
• Discover the types of media used to carry data across the network
By the end of this course, you will be able to build simple LANs, perform basic configurations for routers and
switches, and implement IP addressing schemes.