Networks: How data travels
  • Type Learning
  • Level Foundational
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Networks: How data travels

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The earner has demonstrated an understanding of how data travels to and from the internet. The earner understands the devices and topology of local area networks.

  • Type Learning
  • Level Foundational
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Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Describe the function of routers and switches in a network.
  • Use ping and traceroute utilities to troubleshoot network connection.
  • Design a network connecting a defined set of devices into a working topology.
  • Describe the relationship between IP & MAC addresses, TCP/IP, DNS.
  • Explain how internet browsers communicate with and display a website.