- Type Learning
- Level Foundational
Introduction to Networking Proficient Badge & Certificate
Issued by
Minnesota State
This super badge introduces a fundamental understanding and terminology related to Networking.
- Type Learning
- Level Foundational
Skills
- Describe the fundamental concepts, commonly used IEEE 802 topologies, technologies, components, and issues related to communications and data networks
- Describe various networking job roles
- Discuss networking terms and devices.
- Distinguish learning, bridging, forwarding, switching, and routing from the perspective of various connectivity devices.
- Evaluate various security techniques involving Media and Wireless capabilities.
- Explain basic concepts of Networking
- Explain the functioning of link-state and distance-vector routing protocols and their respective implementations.
- Explain the function of the network layer, routing protocols and packet fragmentation
- Explain various IEEE 802.1 protocols with a focus on Spanning Tree protocol and how it is related to routing.
- Explore Open System Internetwork (OSI) Model and Physical Layer
- Explore Transport and Application Layers in OSI Model
- Identify foundational types, methods and strategies of Media and Wireless capabilities
- Implementation of security strategies with Media and Wireless capabilities.
- Summarize external and internal threats in a network environment