Terms you’ll need to understand:

• TCP/IP

• Protocols

• SMTP

• IMAP

• HTML

• HTTP

• HTTPS

• SSL

• Telnet

• FTP

• DNS

• DSL

• Cable

• Satellite

• Dial-up

• Wireless (all 802.11x)

• Infrared

• Broadband

• Bluetooth

• VoIP

• Script support

• Proxy

• Security settings

Exam objectives you’ll learn in this chapter:

Essentials 5.1/Remote Technician 4.1/IT Technician 5.1—Identify the fundamental principles of networks.

• Identify names, purposes, and characteristics (for example, definition, speed, and connections) of technologies for establishing connectivity, for example:

  • LAN/WAN

  • ISDN

  • Broadband (for example, DSL, cable, satellite)

  • Dial-up

  • Wireless (all 802.11)

  • Infrared

  • Bluetooth

  • Cellular

  • VoIP

Remote Technician 4.1/IT Technician 5.1—Identify the fundamental principles of networks.

• Identify names, purposes, and characteristics of basic network protocols and terminologies, for example:

  • ISP

  • TCP/IP (gateway, subnet mask, DNS, WINS, static and automatic address assignment)

  • IPX/SPX (NWLink)

  • NETBEUI/NETBIOS

  • SMTP

  • IMAP

  • HTML

  • HTTP

  • HTTPS

  • SSL

  • Telnet

  • FTP

  • DNS

IT Technician 5.2—Install, configure, optimize, and upgrade networks.

• Install and configure browsers.

  • Enable/disable script support.

  • Configure proxy and security settings.