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—Twisted Pair, Coaxial, Fiber Optic, RS-232
  
• Ways to network a PC
  
• Physical Network topographies
  
• Increasing bandwidth
  
• Loss of data
  
• Network slowdown
  
• Infrared
  
• Hardware protocols