Cisco/C-Tech
Published or Revised September 01, 2011
Over the past decade, occupational data gathered at the federal, state and local levels have projected an escalating demand for computer technicians. Network system technician was selected by the Texas Innovation Network System and the State Board of Education as an emerging occupation and regionally targeted by the North Central Texas Quality Workforce Planning Committee for potential growth and demand.
- Develop Web sites using the Web development software Dreamweaver
- Use Database Management Software
- Install, modify, clean, and repair computer software and hardware
- Develop skills for installing, configuring, and operating LAN and WAN access services for home and small office networks
- Eligible for CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Examinations, one of the most sought after network certifications
- Includes the following curriculum: The basic history of networking; the OSI reference model and basic network design principles; local- and wide-area networks (LANs and WANs), including Ethernet and VLANs; IP addressing and TCP/IP protocols ARP, RARP, BOOTP, and ICMP; routers and routing protocols, bridges, and switches; Cisco's Internetwork Operating System (IOS); Network management and security
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