Build the foundation
Start inside the computer.
Identify components, install operating systems, configure devices, and troubleshoot failures by reading the evidence a system gives you.
- Components & power
- Operating systems
- Diagnostics & repair
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Follow the path students take from the components they can touch to the intelligent systems shaping their careers.
Begin the journeyBuild the foundation
Identify components, install operating systems, configure devices, and troubleshoot failures by reading the evidence a system gives you.
Connect the system
Terminate copper and fiber, configure addressing and services, segment traffic, and trace a problem across real infrastructure.
Defend what matters
Move from secure configuration to monitoring, response, backup, and recovery—controls that connect directly to organizational risk.
Work with what comes next
Evaluate emerging tools, automate carefully, verify output, protect sensitive information, and keep human judgment in the loop.
Continue the journey