Introduction to Networks and the Internet

Description:

The target student for this course is any person who has basic end-user skills on Windows-based computers and who wishes to use network and Internet services such as file sharing, printing, email and other communications, searching for information, and also to begin training for a career in the information technology field, or prepare for Module 3 (Living Online) of the Certiport Internet and Core Computing (IC3) certification. Computers are everywhere. We use them in almost every aspect of our lives whether we realize it or not. But it\'s not just the computers themselves that make all the technology so useful and interesting; it\'s the way they interconnect and work together that creates a truly amazing tool. That\'s what a network does; it connects computers together. In this course, you will be introduced to the Internet and networks.

This course carries the following professional education credits: 0.4 CEUs. For more information on accreditation bodies, please visit www.elementk.com/products/certification-and-accreditation.

 

Objectives:

• In this course, you will be introduced to networks and the Internet.

Hardware and Software Required:

• Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (or higher)
• Browser Mozilla Firefox 2 (or higher)
• Browser Apple Safari 2 (or higher)
• Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Windows 7
• Operating System Apple Mac OS X 10.4 (or higher)
• Processor Pentium III 1 GHz (or better)
• Processor Macintosh Intel-based or PowerPC G4 (or better)
• RAM 512 MB (1 GB or more recommended)
• Internet connection 256K (broadband recommended)
• Adobe Flash Player 8 (current version recommended)
• Adobe Reader 7 (or higher)
• Other requirements may apply to supplemental offline activities. Omitting these optional activities does not affect course completion.

 

 

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