DOMAIN 6.0: Basic Networking
This domain requires knowledge of basic network concepts and terminology, ability to determine whether a computer is networked, knowledge of procedures for swapping and configuring network interface cards, and knowledge of the ramifications of repairs when a computer is networked. The scope of this topic is specific to hardware issues on the desktop and connecting it to a network.

Content Limits

6.1 Identify basic networking concepts, including how a network works and the ramifications of repairs on the network. Content may include the following:

• Installing and configuring network cards
   
• Network access
   
• Full-duplex, half-duplex
   
• Cabling—Twis ted Pair, Coaxial, Fiber Optic, RS-232
   
• Ways to network a PC
   
• Physical Network topographies
   
• Increasing bandwidth
   
• Loss of data
   
• Network slowdown
   
• Infrared
   
• Hardware protocols