After completing A+ Certification: Networks, the user should be able to:
 

	Identify Local Area Network configurations
	Discuss LAN protocols
	Troubleshoot LANs
	Describe Wide Area Network and Internet operations
	Use common Internet features like email and browsers

Local Area Networks
 

	LAN topologies
	LAN configurations

LAN Protocols
 

	Ethernet
	Ethernet specifications
	ARCNet
	ARCNet specifications
	Token Ring

Installing LAN Adapter Cards
 

	Adapter card components
	Installing and configuring adapter cards

Troubleshooting LANs
 

	LAN configuration checks
	LAN software checks
	LAN hardware checks
	Network printing problems

Wide Area Networks (WANs)
 

	Connecting to WANs
	The Internet
	Internet domains

Using WANs/The Internet
 

	File transfer protocol
	Gopher
	E-Mail
	The World Wide Web
	Web browsers
	Troubleshooting WANs

This course is distributed with:
 

	Exercises that allow users to practice using a web browser.
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	A glossary of computer maintenance, repair, and software terms.