CSCO 307 CCNA Cloud Fundamentals

This course is designed to provide students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform foundational tasks related to Cloud computing. It teaches the characteristics and deployment models of a Cloud network. This course will help students prepare for Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Cloud certification (Cisco 210-451 CLDFND exam).

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CSCO 292

Hours Weekly

2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab weekly

Course Objectives

1. Define common cloud characteristics.
2. Describe and identify the cloud service models.
3. Explain and compare cloud deployment models.
4. Identify cloud deployment decision factors.
5. Identify and illustrate key features of the Unified Computing System (UCS).
6. Define server virtualization.
7. Describe network architectures for the data center.
8. Identify infrastructure virtualization.
9. Analyze and identify storage provisioning concepts.
10. Compare and contrast the storage access technologies.
11. Evaluate various reference architectures for converged infrastructure.

Course Objectives

1. Define common cloud characteristics.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Technological Literacy Rubric
2. Describe and identify the cloud service models.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Technological Literacy Rubric
3. Explain and compare cloud deployment models.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lab Exercise

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Technological Literacy Rubric
4. Identify cloud deployment decision factors.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Technological Literacy Rubric
5. Identify and illustrate key features of the Unified Computing System (UCS).

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lab Exercise

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Technological Literacy Rubric
6. Define server virtualization.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lab Exercise

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Technological Literacy Rubric
7. Describe network architectures for the data center.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Technological Literacy Rubric
8. Identify infrastructure virtualization.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lab Exercise

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Technological Literacy Rubric
9. Analyze and identify storage provisioning concepts.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Lab Exercise

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Technological Literacy Rubric
10. Compare and contrast the storage access technologies.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Lab Exercise

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Technological Literacy Rubric
11. Evaluate various reference architectures for converged infrastructure.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Exam

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Technological Literacy Rubric