5.1 Module 1 -- Introduction to Networking

5.1 Module 1 -- Introduction to Networking

• Computers, a short history
• Computer internals: Mainframes & supercomputers to embedded systems. Processors, busses, chip-sets, memory (RAM, ROM, Flash) , PCI, PCMCIA, NICs, I/O subsystem, video, keyboard, mouse, timer, interrupts, hard disk drives, optical drives, tape drives, USB, Firewire.
• The PC, a short history: Altair, Apple, IBM, Compaq, HP, Dell, ... And portable devices
• Networks, a short history
• The Internet, a short history & IP addresses
• Cisco Systems & Juniper Networks (e-bay: cisco)

  (e-bay: juniper)

• Number systems -- Base 2, Binary; Base 10, Decimal; and Base 16, Hexadecimal
• Boolean logic and expressions
• Troubleshooting: ping & traceroute (tracert) localhost, NIC, gateway, remote.
• Standard SI prefixes

5.1 Module 1 -- Introduction to Networking