After completing LANs: Internetworking the user should be able to:

	Explain how a network operating system (NOS) functions
	Describe the similarities and differences among repeaters bridges routers and gateways
	Describe how bridges learn and filter
	Describe the routing algorithms and protocols used by routers

Network Operating Systems

	Redirection
	Function of a NOS
	Server software and operation
	Multitasking NOS

Printing

	Using print servers
	Printing problems
	Print utilities

Application and Database Servers

	Application server types
	Advantages of application servers
	Database servers front-end and back-end functions
	Advantages of database servers

Internetworking Products

	Filtering traffic
	The spanning tree algorithm
	The Gateway

Bridges

	Benefits of using bridges
	How bridges learn and filter
	Source routing
	Remote bridges
	Managing bridges

Routing Protocols

	Routing algorithms
	Flooding the network
	Complex and distributed routing
	TCP/IP routing

This course has the following features:

	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment