CompTIA Security+ Course Content

CIT 1121, Networking Fundamentals, 3 credit hours
Information in current and emerging internetworking technologies, including:

• Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) reference model
• Binary numbers
• Hexadecimal numbers
• Address classes
• Internet Protocol (IP) addressing and subnetting
• Protocols
• Standards
• Basic electrical concepts
• Cabling techniques
  
  

CIT 1635, Data Communications and Networks, 3 credit hours
Principles of microcomputer data communications and network systems in preparation for the CompTIA Network+ exam. Includes:

• Serial and parallel data communications
• Basic telephony
• Electronic Industry Association (EIA) standards
• Local Area Networks (LANs)
• Wide Area Networks (WANs)
  
  

CIT 1640, Security+, 3 credit hours
Information security principles and tools for implementing and managing security in the enterprise. Includes:

• Terminology and overview of security management
• Preparation for CompTIA Security+ examination

 

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