Catalog Course Description: This course is a study of configuring Cisco Routers.

Purpose of the Course: This course provides the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform advanced Cisco router configuration and basic Cisco switch configuration.

The student support materials for IST203 are located here or on Blackboard. All of your IST203 Tests and Written Final Exam will be taken on Cisco Networking Academy. All Journal Entries and other assignments will be uploaded to Blackboard.

• Click on IST203 Syllabus Attachment 1 (Course Schedule) for a list of course due dates and contact information.
• Learn about Cisco certification exams at by clicking this link: Cisco Training and Certifications
• If you need to look up a computer term, try Geek Glossary. Thousands of computer terms from our courses are defined in a user friendly database, a big help when studying class material.

This web site is intended for the exclusive use of students in this class. The purpose of this site is to provide copies of study materials and other resources that will help in the successful completion of this course. Students are encouraged to visit this site regularly and take advantage of these resources.

Many documents on this web site are in Portable Document Format (.pdf) and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print. If you cannot open .pdf files on your computer, click this link in install the FREE version of Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer.

Catalog Course Description: This course is a study of LANs, WANs, OSI models, Ethernet, token ring, fiber distributed data interface, TCP/IP addressing protocol, dynamic routing, and the network administrator’s role and function.

Purpose of the Course: This course provides the knowledge and concepts required to understand how to design and build networks and configure Cisco routers.

The student support materials for IST202 are located here or on Blackboard. All of your IST202 Tests and Written Final Exam will be taken on Cisco Networking Academy. All Journal Entries and other assignments will be uploaded to Blackboard.

• Create a user account for the Forum and participate in the topics that interest you with other students, past and present, in our various classes. You can participate in any of the many discussion topics, even those for other classes.
• Easily find the current Class Calendar by clicking the button in the menu bar on the left.
• Current IST202 Lecture Slides and Lecture Handouts will be posted here; they are also available on the Student Drive (S: Drive) in the Open Labs at school in the “BSanders” folder.
• Browse through the hundreds of informative Web site links that have been collected especially for our students by clicking the Links Directory in the Resources menu. Please add any of your favorite links that you feel other students can benefit from.
• If you need to lookup a computer term, try Geek Glossary. Thousands of computer terms from our courses are defined in a user friendly database, a big help when studying class material.
• Add your e-mail address to our mailing lists by clicking on the Subscribe in the Main Menu.

This web site is intended for the exclusive use of students in this class. The purpose of this site is to provide copies of study materials and other resources that will help in the successful completion of this course. Students are encouraged to visit this site regularly and take advantage of these resources.

Many documents on this web site are in Portable Document Format (.pdf) and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print. If you cannot open .pdf files on your computer, click this link in install the FREE version of Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer.

Catalog Course Description: This course is a study of current and emerging computer networking technology. Topics covered include safety, networking, network terminology and protocols, network standards, LANs, WANs, OSI Model, cabling, cabling tools, Cisco routers, router programming, star topology, IP addressing, and network standards.

Purpose of the Course: This course provides the knowledge and concepts required to understand how local and wide area networks communicate and what components are necessary in these environments.

The student support materials for IST201 are located here or on Blackboard. All of your IST201 Tests and Written Final Exam will be taken on Cisco Networking Academy. All Journal Entries and other assignments will be uploaded to Blackboard.

• Create a user account for the Forum and participate in the topics that interest you with other students, past and present, in our various classes. You can participate in any of the many discussion topics, even those for other classes.
• Easily find the current Class Calendar by clicking the button in the menu bar on the left.
• Current IST201 Lecture Slides and Lecture Handouts will be posted here; they are also available on the Student Drive (S: Drive) in the Open Labs at school in the “BSanders” folder.
• Browse through the hundreds of informative Web site links that have been collected especially for our students by clicking the Links Directory in the Resources menu. Please add any of your favorite links that you feel other students can benefit from.
• If you need to lookup a computer term, try Geek Glossary. Thousands of computer terms from our courses are defined in a user friendly database, a big help when studying class material.
• Add your e-mail address to our mailing lists by clicking on the Subscribe in the Main Menu.

This web site is intended for the exclusive use of students in this class. The purpose of this site is to provide copies of study materials and other resources that will help in the successful completion of this course. Students are encouraged to visit this site regularly and take advantage of these resources.

Many documents on this web site are in Portable Document Format (.pdf) and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print. If you cannot open .pdf files on your computer, click this link in install the FREE version of Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer.

IST191 is designed to use two sources of course content.

Red Hat Academy RH134-9 (RHEL9 Version) which is much like the content we used during recent semesters in IST190 as far as format is concerned. Students will have access to the Red Hat Academy course content in Week #1 of the class.

Once we have completed the RHA content, we will use “RHCSA/RHCE Red Hat Linux Certification Study Guide, Seventh Edition” by Michael Jang and Alexandro Orsaria to study network applications and services for the remainder of of the course. Here is information on Mr. Jang’s textbook:

• Paperback: 1072 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education; 7 edition (April 8, 2016)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071841962
• ISBN-13: 978-0071841962
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.9 x 9.1 inches

RHCSA/RHCE® Red Hat® Linux® Certification Study Guide, Seventh Edition (Exams EX200 & EX300) by Michael Jang and Alessandro Orsaria
We have used Michael Jang’s books for previous versions of our Linux courses. It is a very affordable text. This is a great book that walks you through the starting stages of learning Linux through getting certified RHCE. It may be advanced for some readers, but I recommend you consider it for your professional library.

A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, Seventh Edition by Mark G. Sobell
This is the textbook we used for IST190 in the 2016 spring semester. It is very thorough. It is an excellent reference book to use while learning Linux.

Linux Pocket Guide by Daniel J. Barrett
This book only costs about $9.95 new. I just bought a used version for $3.50. It provides an indexed list and explanation of most of the Linux commands we will be using in IST190. Many IST190 students have bought this little book in years past.

Red Hat Linux Networking and System Administration by Terry Collins and Kurt Wall
This book is a little old but it includes a ton of valid information about Red Hat Enterprise Linux. I used this book when I was learning RHEL.

Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting by Richard Blum
I like the “Linux Bible” series of books, but I do not have the current version for Red Hat. New “bibles” come our every year so it is kind of hard to keep up.

If you find a Linux resource book you like, please share it with our class.