CTU-IT204.AB1

Fundamentals of Networking

  • Practice in 8 Hands-On Labs — nothing to install
  • 5 Interactive Lessons and 41 topics mapped to the official exam objectives
  • 206 Practice Test Questions

Beginner Self-paced · 1 year access

8 Hands-On LiveLabs

Practice real IT tasks in guided environments.

  • Real environments
  • Auto-graded
  • No installation
5Interactive Lessons
41Topics
8LiveLab
206Practice Test Questions
281Flashcards
281Glossary of terms

01 / Lessons & labs

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Lessons

5 Interactive Lessons · 41 topics
01 Network Concepts 6 topics · 2 LiveLab
  • Network Topologies
  • The OSI Model
  • The Ethernet LAN
  • Home Networking
  • Assembling an Office LAN
  • Testing and Troubleshooting a LAN

2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

02 Network Hardware and Media 8 topics · 2 LiveLab
  • Structured Cabling
  • Twisted-Pair Cable
  • Optical Networking
  • The Network Bridge
  • The Network Switch
  • The Router
  • The Console Port Connection
  • Interconnecting LANs with the Router

2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

03 Ethernet Network Addressing 8 topics · 2 LiveLab
  • The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Standard
  • 802.11 Wireless Networking
  • Configuring a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless LAN: A Case Study
  • Router Fundamentals
  • Configuring the Network Interface: Auto-negotiation
  • Introduction to VLANs
  • Introduction to Switch Configuration
  • VLAN Subinterfaces

2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

04 IP Configuration 10 topics · 2 LiveLab
  • The TCP/IP Layers
  • Number Conversion
  • IPv4 Addressing
  • Subnet Masks: Subnetting and Supernetting
  • IPv6 Addressing
  • Domain Name and IP Address Assignment
  • IP Address Management with DHCP
  • Scaling a Network with NAT and PAT
  • Domain Name System (DNS)
  • Network Management Protocols

2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

05 Protocols 9 topics
  • Static Routing
  • Dynamic Routing Protocols
  • Distance Vector Protocols
  • Configuring RIP and RIPv2
  • Link-State Protocols
  • Configuring the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Routing Protocol
  • Advanced Distance Vector Protocol: Configuring Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
  • Internet Routing with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
  • IPv6 Routing

Hands-On Labs Our edge

8 LiveLabs
  • Assembling Components to Complete the Workstation
  • Using the ping Utility
  • Connecting Patch Cables between the Patch Panel and Switch Ports
  • Connecting a Hub to a Switch
  • Connecting a Wireless Router to a Laptop
  • Configuring VLAN
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