This Resource provides a comprehensive introduction to Cabling and Network Topology in Networking and Computer Science. It covers everything learners need to know about network cables, types of topology, their functions, advantages, and real-world applications.

Designed for beginners, this lesson is clear, engaging, and easy to follow. Every slide is interactive and designed to make learning fun.

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The Following Are Included in This Curriculum

✤Google Slide Lessons

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Format & Features

✤ Google Slide

✤ Editable

✤ Interactive

✤ Beginner-Friendly

✤ No-Prep

✤ Standards-Aligned

✤ Classroom-Ready

✤ Beginner to Advanced

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The following are the Objective of this Lesson

✤ Explain the different types of network topologies

✤ Describe the different types of network cabling

✤ Describe the IEEE networking standards

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Three Parts to this lesson

✤ Network Topology

✤ Most common standardized cable types

✤ IEEE Committees for network technology standards

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The following are included in this GOOGLE SLIDES

➤ Network topology 

• Bus topology
• Ring topology
• Data flow

➤ Terminated bus topology

➤ Star topology

➤ Hybrid topology

• Star-ring topology
• Star-bus topology
• Mesh topology
• Partially-meshed topology
• Fully-meshed topology

➤ Point-to-multipoint topology

➤ Parameters of a Topology

➤ Network technology

➤ Cabling

➤ Coaxial Cable

➤ Cutaway view of coaxial cable

➤ Outer mesh layer of coaxial cable

➤ Coaxial connectors in older networks

➤ Connecting cable modems

➤ RG rating for coaxial cable

➤ Coaxial cable Ohm rating

➤ Splitting coaxial cable

➤ Extending coaxial cable

➤ Twisted Pair

• Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)
• Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)

➤ CAT Ratings

➤ UTP Bandwidth

➤ Using the Correct Cable

➤ Register jack (RJ) connectors

➤ Fiber-Optic

➤ Composition of Fiber-Optic

➤ Cross section of fiber-optic cabling

➤ Standardization of Fiber-Optic

➤ Fiber-Optic Light Sources

➤ Fiber-Optic connectors

➤ Other Cables

➤ Cable Fire Ratings

➤ Networking Industry Standards – IEEE

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Aligned with Key Educational Standards

✤ CSTA (Computer Science Teachers Association) Standards

✤ AP Computer Science Principles (AP CSP)

✤ AP Computer Science A (AP CSA)

✤ CTE (Career and Technical Education) Standards

✤ State Computer Science Standards

✤ Cisco Networking Academy Standards

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Perfect for:

✤ Computer Science, AP CS, and Networking Courses

✤ Middle School, High School, and Introductory College-Level Classes

✤ Homeschooling

✤ Teachers Seeking Standards-Aligned Teaching Materials

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