This CBT provides hard facts on LAN-to-LAN connections and LAN
to WAN connections. Learn about bridges, routers, switches, and
gateways, resource sharing devices, and network operating
systems. Compare technologies and services including PBX, optical
fiber, T1/E1 digital circuits, X.25 packet switched networks.
Explore the four broadband technologies: Frame Relay, SMDS, SONET
and ATM. A brief introduction to the World Wide Web is included.
This interactive, self paced computer based training
courseware features electronic bookmark, progress report, review
quizzes with personalized feedback and assessment software. The
assessment software lets you determine how well you have learned
the topics covered. The assessment software randomly generates
questions providing a different test each time it is used.
Perfect for pretest and post test. This
CBT was authored by Gary Audin, one of the world's leading
communications experts.
Objectives: You Will Learn How To:
Explain the role of the network operating system on a LAN.
Select which servers should be part of your LAN environment.
Interconnect other LANs and wide area networks.
Compare the functions of repeaters, bridges, switches,
gateways and routers.
Select which device to use when connecting two or more LANs.
Describe the uses of T1/T3 for LAN interconnections.
Compare and contrast the four broadband technologies
including Frame Relay, SMDS, SONET and ATM
Describe how a Windows NT Server can add a NetWare server.
Evaluate your network operating system's performance
pertaining to installation, integration, manageability,
directory services and scalability.
Compare LAN to LAN/WAN connection products from
Norton-Lambert, Bay Networks, IBM, Cisco and 3COM