| Introduction | General Info | Grading | Scope | Curriculum Map Semester 1 2 3 4 |
C.C.N.A. Exploration Semester 1 Networking Fundamentals
.......New 2008 Curriculum........
| Online Curriculum | Hands-on Activity | Lab Manual |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1: Living in a Network-Centric World | Activity 1.1.1: Using Google Earth™ to View the World Activity 1.4.5: Identifying Top Security Vulnerabilities; Introduction to Packet Tracer E1_PTAct_1_7_1_Directions.pdf |
Using Collaboration Tools - IRC and IM Lab 1.6.1 Wiki and Web Logs Lab 1.6.2 |
| Chapter 2: Communicating over the Network | 2.2.4.2 PT Activity: Skills Practice Network Representations Activity 2.2.5: Using NeoTrace™ to View Internetworks 2.6.1.2 PT Activity: Companion to Hands-on Lab Topology Orientation and Building a Small Network 2.6.2.2 PT Activity: Companion to Hands-on Lab Using Packet Tracer to View Protocol Data Units PT Activity: Skills Integration Challenge Examining Packets E1_PTAct_2_7_1_Directions.pdf |
Lab 2.6.1: Topology Orientation and Building a Small Network Lab 2.6.2: Using Wireshark™ to View Protocol Data Units |
| Chapter 3: Application Layer Functionality and Protocols | 3.2.3.2 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Client Server Interaction 3.3.2.3 PT Activity: Skills Practice DNS and HTTP Activity 3.4.1: Data Stream Capture PT Activity: Skills Integration Challenge Configuring Hosts and Services E1_PTAct_3_5_1_Directions.pdf |
Lab 3.4.2: Managing a Web Server Lab 3.4.3: E-mail Services and Protocols |
| Chapter 4: OSI Transport Layer | 4.1.6.2 PT Activity: Skills Practice UDP and TCP Port Numbers 4.2.5.2 PT Activity: Skills Practice TCP Session Establishment and Termination 4.4.4.2 PT Activity: Skills Practice UDP Operation 4.5.3.2 PT Activity: Companion to Hands-on Lab Application and Transport Layer Protocols Examination 4.6.1.3 PT Activity: Skills Integration Challenge Analyzing the Application and Transport Layers E1_PTAct_4_6_1_Directions.pdf |
Lab 4.5.1: Observing TCP and UDP using Netstat Lab 4.5.2: TCP/IP Transport Layer Protocols, TCP and UDP Lab 4.5.3: Application and Transport Layer Protocols Examination |
| Chapter 5: OSI Network Layer | 5.2.2.2 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Routers Segment Broadcast Domains 5.3.7.4 PT Activity: Skills Practice Router Packet Forwarding 5.4.3.2 PT Activity: Skills Practice Observing Dynamic Routing Protocol Updates 5.5.1.2 PT Activity: Companion to Hands-on Lab Examining a Device's Gateway 5.5.2.2 PT Activity: Companion to Hands-on Lab Examining a Route 5.6.1.3 PT Activity: Skills Integration Challenge Routing IP Packets E1_PTAct_5_6_1_Directions.pdf |
Lab 5.5.1: Examining a Device’s Gateway Lab 5.5.2: Examining a Route |
| Chapter 6: Addressing the Network - IPv4 | 6.2.3.4 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Show Unicast, Broadcast and Multicast Traffic 6.5.7.1 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Assigning Addresses 6.5.8.1 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Addressing in a Tiered Internetwork PT Activity: Skills Practice - Ping PT Activity: Skills Practice - Trace and Time To Live 6.7.1.2 PT Activity: Companion to Hands-on Lab Ping and Traceroute 6.7.2.2 PT Activity: Companion to Hands-on Lab Examining ICMP Packets 6.7.5.2 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Subnet and Router Configuration 6.8.1.3 PT Activity: Skills Integration Challenge Planning Subnets and Configuring E1_PTAct_6_8_1_Directions.pdf 6.5.4.1 Media Activity Determining the Network Address 6.5.5.1 Media Activity Calculating the Number of Hosts 6.5.6.1 Media Activity Determining Valid Addresses for Hosts |
Lab 6.7.1: Ping and Traceroute Lab 6.7.2: Examining ICMP Packets Activity 6.7.3: IPv4 Address Subnetting Part 1 Activity 6.7.4: IPv4 Address Subnetting Part 2 Lab 6.7.5: Subnet and Router Configuration |
| Chapter 7: Data Link Layer | 7.4.1.3 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Packet Tracing Across an Internetwork 7.5.1.1 PT Activity: Skills Practice Investigate the Layer 2 Frame Headers 7.6.1.3 PT Activity: Skills Integration Challenge - Data Link Layer Issues |
Lab 7.5.2: Frame Examination |
| Chapter 8: OSI Physical Layer | 8.3.7.4 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Simple Wireless LAN Model 8.5.1.3 PT Activity: Skills Integration Challenge - Connecting Devices and Exploring the Physical View E1_PTAct_8_5_1_Directions.pdf |
Category 5 UTP Cable Tests Lab 8.4.1: Media Connectors Lab Activity |
| Chapter 9: Ethernet | 9.4.2.3 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Observing the Effects of Collisions in a Shared Media 9.6.2.3 PT Activity: Skills Practice - From Hubs to Switches 9.6.4.2 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Switch Operation 9.8.1.2 PT Activity: Companion to Hands-on Lab Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) 9.8.2.2 PT Activity: Companion to Hands-on Lab Cisco Switch MAC Table Examination 9.8.3.2 PT Activity: Companion to Hands-on Lab - Intermediary Device as an End Device 9.9.1.3 PT Activity: Skills Integration Challenge - Switched Ethernet E1_PTAct_9_9_1_Directions.pdf |
9.6.4.1 Media Activity Ethernet - Comparing Hubs and Switches Lab 9.8.1: Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Lab 9.8.2: Cisco Switch MAC Table Examination Lab 9.8.3: Intermediary Device as an End Device |
| Chapter 10: Planning and Cabling Networks | 10.2.3.4 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Connecting Devices with Different Media Types 10.6.1.2 PT Activities: Companion to Hands-on Lab - Creating a Small Lab Topology 10.6.2.2 PT Activities: Companion to Hands-on Lab - Establishing a Console Session with HyperTerminal 10.7.1.3 PT Activity: Skills Integration Challenge - Planning and Cabling Networks E1_PTAct_10_7_1_Directions.pdf |
Lab 10.3.2: How Many Networks? Lab 10.6.1: Creating a Small Lab Topology Lab 10.6.2: Establishing a Console Session with HyperTerminal Lab 10.6.3: Establishing a Console Session with Minicom |
| Chapter 11: Configuring and Testing Your Network | 11.1.6.3 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Examine Common IOS Show Commands 11.1.7.2 PT Activity: Skills Practice IOS Configuration Modes 11.2.1.3 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Configuring Hostnames on Routers and Switches 11.2.2.4 PT Activity: Skills Practice - IOS Commands for Setting Passwords and Banners 11.2.3.5 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Use Packet Tracer to Practice IOS Configuration Management 11.2.4.5 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Configuring Interfaces 11.3.1.2 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Testing the Protocol Stack 11.3.2.3 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Use the Ping Command to Test Interface Responses 11.3.3.2 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Test Connectivity to a Host on the Local Network 11.3.4.3 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Verify Communication Across the Internetwork 11.3.5.3 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Test Host Connectivity with Ping 11.3.5.4 PT Activity: Skills Practice - Test Host Connectivity with Trace 11.5.1.2 PT Activity: Companion to Hands-on Lab Basic Cisco Device Configuration 11.5.2.2PT Activity: Companion to Hands-on Lab Managing Device Configuration 11.6.1.3 PT Activity: Skills Integration Challenge - Configuring and Analyzing Networks E1_PTAct_11_6_1_Directions.pdf |
11.4.3.3: Network Latency Documentation with Ping Lab 11.5.1: Basic Cisco Device Configuration Lab 11.5.2: Managing Device Configuration Lab 11.5.3: Configure Host Computers for IP Networking Lab 11.5.4: Network Testing Lab 11.5.5: Network Documentation with Utility Commands Lab 11.5.6: Final Case Study - Datagram Analysis with Wireshark |
Test Schedule - Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Final Review, Final Exam (2 parts; Skills and Online) and Case Study