R. Craig Collins >CPMT 2449 > Overview 1

Overview 1 © R. Craig Collins, 2005/11

•Read
   • Orientation , Syllabus (pdf), Syllabus appendix (pdf), using TC Web Mail, and using D2L
   • Take Syllabus Quiz

•Introduction
            Bits and Bytes
                        ITSC 1305 Overview 1: Terms and Big Picture
            Notation of binary, octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
                        IMED 1316 Overview 6: Numbers Counting video Start Calc video Use Calc video
            *Hardware
            Familiar with two/three desktop operating systems… Windows, Linux, DOS
                       ITSC 1305       book (pdf)
            *Applications
                        How-To Pages

Business of networking
Network Administrator
Network Engineer
Network Architect
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Foundations
Bits, Nibbles, and Bytes
            Numbers
            Bandwidth

• Discuss Troubleshooting

•Submit
   •Syllabus Quiz
   •MUD (My Understanding, Details) respond as directed to the following:
      What topics, if any, during this time frame do you feel very comfortable with? Why?
      What topics, if any, during this time frame do you not feel comfortable with?
   •Class Discussion/BFO (Blinding Flash of the Obvious): respond as directed to the following:
      Test email to the instructor, with class info as Subject, if needed

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       eLearning Tour; elearning Tour Tutorial on Discussions; eLearning Tour Tutorial on Dropbox; eLearning Tour Tutorial on Quizzes

•For the next time frame, discussion topics:
   •*OS Security
   •*Command Line
•For the next time frame, read:
   •Understanding Networking
   •Cabling

•Each test has a review; you may wish to write out pertinent information from the readings and activities

•After completing this overview, you may wish to start on the next Overview material, and preview Lab 1