1-Communications in a modern society
2-Basic telegraph and telephone oprations
3-Basic circuit parameters,measurement units and media overview
4-Fundamental data transmission concepts
5-Terminals,workstations and WAN and LAN networking overview
6-Representative standards organizations:the OSI reference model
7-The physical layer,cables,connectors,plugs and jacks
8-Basic transmission devices:line drivers,modems,and service units
9-Regulators and carriers
10-Transmission errors:causes,measurements and correction methods
11-The WAN data Link layer
12-Increasing WAN line utilization
13-Local area networks
14-Basic LAN internetworking
15-Digital transmission systems and equipment
16-Network architecture
17-Packet networks
18-Communications software
19-Fiber-optic,satellite and wireless terrestrial communications
20-Evolving technologies