Introduction To Networking-Introduction to Network, Network, Computer Networks, Need of Network Uses of Computer Network, Applications of networks, Network Criteria, Network Hardware and Software.
Network Types-Client, server & peers, Various Types of Servers.
Transmission Technology-Transmission technology, Data can be analog or digital, Analog and Digital Transmission, Asynchronous & synchronous transmission, Types of Communication Modes, Baseband and Broadband Transmission, Comparison of Baseband and Broadband Signaling.

Transmission Media-Transmission Media, Classification of Transmission Media, Comparison of Guided and Unguided Media, Twisted Pair (TP) Cable, Coaxial Cable, Fiber Optic Cable (FOC), Unguided Media, Radio Frequency Characteristics, Microwave Transmission, Applications of Infrared Transmission.
Network Topology -Network Topology, Types of Network, Local Area Network (LAN), Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN), Wide Area Networks (WAN), Satellite Networks, Wireless LAN.
Network Adapters– Network adapters, Network interface cards (NIC), Multiple Access Protocol, ALOHA, Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA), CSMA/CD [Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection], Collision Free Protocols , Limited Contention Protocol, Controlled Access , Channelization, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA).

The Theoretical Network Model – OSI, OSI Model, open system interconnection model (OSI) Layered Architecture of the OSI Reference Model, Functions of the ISO/OSI Layers, Summary of OSI Layer functions.
Real World Networks-Real world network : Ethernet, Fast Ethernet , FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface), Network Operation, ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode), ATM Service Categories, ARCNET , AppleTalk.
IEEE 802 Standards -IEEE 802 standards, IEEE 802.3 (CSMA/CD) , IEEE 802.4 (Token Bus), IEEE 802.5 [Token Ring] , IEEE 802.5 cable standards, Comparison between IEEE 802.3,802.4 and 802.5, Compare Token Passing with CSMA/CD.
Connectivity Devices-Networking scaling, Connectivity Devices, Modems, Transceiver , Repeaters, Hubs, Bridges, Routers.

TCP/IP Reference Model-Overview of TCP/IP reference model, Introduction to TCP/IP :, TCP/IP Protocols, User Datagram Protocol, The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), The Address resolution Protocol (ARP), Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), File Transfer Protocol, Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Remote Login (rlogin), The Network File System (NFS).
IP Addressing & Subnet-Introduction to IP, Domain Name System (DNS), URL (Uniform Resource Locator), Electronic Mail, E-mail address, Subnet & Subnet masks.
Network Security– Network Security, The Need for Security, common threats, security barriers in network pathways, Attacks, Classification of Attacks, Specific Attacks.
Approaches to Network Security-Levels of Security, Approaches to network security, Security Services.

Viruses & Security Threats-Virus & Threats, Malicious Programs, Types of Viruses.
Firewalls-Firewalls, Firewall Design Principles, Types of Firewalls, Firewall Configurations.
Encryption & Decryption– Encryption & Decryption – Cryptography, Terminology, Classification of Cryptography, Substitution Ciphers, Steganography, Steganography vs Cryptography, Public key encryption, Comparison of Symmetric and Asymmetric Key Cryptography.
Digital Signature – Digital Signature, Requirements of Digital Signature, Direct Digital Signature, Authentication Protocols, Symmetric Encryption Approach, Public-Key Encryption Approach, Digital Signature Standard.