CCNA Discovery

Target Audience
CCNA Discovery is primarily designed for students within the Cisco Networking Academy® Program who are looking for career-oriented, IT-skills instruction or a quick path to job entry and career exploration.

Prerequisites
The CCNA Discovery curriculum is composed of four courses: Networking for Home and Small Businesses, Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP, Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise, and Designing and Supporting Computer Networks. Networking for Home and Small Businesses is the first course and has no prerequisites. It is a prerequisite for the other three courses. The courses should be taken sequentially.

Features of CCNA Discovery
Designed for students with basic PC skills
Can be delivered as an independent curriculum or integrated into broader courses of study at upper-secondary institutions, career and technical schools, and colleges
Offers a hands-on, career-oriented approach to learning networking that emphasizes practical experience
Maps more directly to everyday experiences with networks and covers key networking concepts according to the types of practical network environments students may encounter; ranging from small office or home office (SOHO) networking to more complex enterprise environments and theoretical networking models later in the curriculum
Includes activities that emphasize networking implementation
Teaches applied skills midway through the four course series to help make the course content relevant, encourage students to consider additional education in IT or related fields, and help students prepare for entry-level IT careers

Course Outline
Networking for Home and Small Businesses ( 3 months)
1. Introduction to Computers and Applications
2. Personal Computer Software
3. Connecting to the Network
4. Connecting to the Internet Using an Internet Service Provider
5. Network Addressing
6. Network Services
7. Wireless Technology
8. Basic Security
9. Troubleshooting Your Network

Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP (3 months)
1. The Internet and Its Uses
2. ISP Support
3. Planning a Network Update
4. Planning the Address Structure
5. Configuring the ISR
6. Routing
7. ISP Services
8. ISP Responsibility
CCENT Certification -----> Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician

    
Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise
1. Networking in the Enterprise
2. Enterprise Network Infrastructure
3. Addressing in an Enterprise Network
4. Routing in an Enterprise Network
5. Implementing WAN Links
6. Switching in an Enterprise Network
7. Filtering Traffic Using Access Control Lists
8. Troubleshooting an Enterprise Network

Designing and Supporting Computer Networks
1. Concepts of Network Design
2. Gathering Information from Clients
3. Impact of Various Applications on Network Design
4. IP Address Design Considerations
5. Creating a Network Design
6. Building and Testing a Prototype Network
7. Selecting Equipment and Planning for Installation
CCNA Certification -----> Cisco Certified Network Associate