Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to:
1) Explain the purpose of the Cisco IOS.
2) Explain how to access and navigate Cisco IOS to configure network devices.
3) Describe the command structure of the Cisco IOS software.
4) Configure hostnames on a Cisco IOS device using the CLI.
5) Use Cisco IOS commands to limit access to device configurations.
6) Use Cisco IOS commands to save the running configuration.
7) Explain how devices communicate across network media.
8) Configure a host device with an IP address.
9) Verify connectivity between two end devices.