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Prerequisites:
This course is an introduction to the field of Telecommunications and Data Communications. The course focuses on the practical aspects of implementation, installation and maintenance of Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks. Ethernet and a practical understanding of components, hardware requirements, cabling, software and security/management features needed to build and operate a LAN will be learned. Wide Area technologies will also be discussed, directed towards the development of a practical understanding of the functions and abilities of connectivity devices such as hubs, switches, bridges and routers.