Networking and System Administration syllabus

Networking and System Administration

• 1 Introduction to Computer Networks (6 LHs)

  • LAN, WAN and WLAN
  • Routers, switches and firewalls
  • TCP/IP, UDP and HTTP
• 2 Network Architecture and OSI Model (6 LHs)

  • OSI and TCP/IP layers
  • Encapsulation and decapsulation
• 3 IP Addressing and Subnetting (7 LHs)

  • IPv4 and IPv6
  • Subnet masks and subnetting
  • ARP and DHCP
• 4 Network Security (6 LHs)

  • DoS, DDoS and malware
  • SSL/TLS and IPsec
  • Firewalls and IDS/IPS
• 5 Wireless and Mobile Networks (5 LHs)

  • 802.11 standards
  • WEP, WPA and WPA2
  • 3G, 4G and 5G
• 6 System Administration (5 LHs)

  • Administrator roles
  • User management, software and backups
  • Windows and Linux
• 7 Network Management (6 LHs)

  • Monitoring and troubleshooting
  • SNMP and NetFlow
  • Performance optimization
• 8 Cloud Computing and Virtualization (7 LHs)

  • IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
  • VMware, Hyper-V and KVM
  • Cloud security and management
• 9 Laboratory Work

  • Practical work across course units