Learning Outcomes

Having completed this course you will be able to:

• Define what Local Area Network (LAN) means
• Describe the key devices found on a LAN
• Explain how Hubs, Switches and Routers function
• Describe how Ethernet functions
• Describe the structure and function of IP Addresses
• List the seven layers of the OSI Model
• Describe the functions of each layer of the OSI Model
• List the four layers of the TCP Model
• Describe the functions of each layer of the TCP Model
• Explain the differences between the OSI Model and the TCP Model