NETWORKING EXPERIENCE
For Student
Welcome
1----- Welcome to the CCNA Exploration Network Fundamentals course. The goal of this course is to introduce you to fundamental networking concepts and technologies. These online course materials will assist you in developing the skills necessary to plan and implement small networks across a range of applications. The specific skills covered in each chapter are described at the start of each chapter.
2-----More than just information
This computer-based learning environment is an important part of the overall course experience for students and instructors in the Networking Academy. These online course materials are designed to be used along with several other instructional tools and activities. These include:
Class presentation, discussion, and practice with your instructor
Hands-on labs that use networking equipment within the Networking Academy classroom
Online scored assessments and a matching grade book
Packet Tracer 4.1 simulation tool
Additional software for classroom activities
3-----A global community
When you participate in the Networking Academy, you are joining a global community linked by common goals and technologies. Schools, colleges, universities and other entities in over 160 participate in the program. A visualization of the global Networking Academy community at http://www.academynetspace.com.
The material in this course encompasses a broad range of technologies that facilitate how people work, live, play, and learn by communicating with voice, video, and other data. Networking and the Internet affect people differently in different parts of the world. Although we have worked with instructors from around the world to create these materials, it is important that you work with your instructor and fellow students to make the material in this course applicable to your local situation.
Keep in Touch
These online instructional materials, as well as the rest of the course tools, are part of the larger Networking Academy. The student, instructor, and administrator portal for the program is located at http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/netacad/index.html. There you will obtain access to the other tools in the program such as the assessment server and student grade book), as well as informational updates and other relevant links.
