Computer network architects need knowledge in the following areas:

• Computers and Electronics: Computer hardware and software.
• Telecommunications: The tools used to send messages and data.
• Engineering and Technology: How to use computers and rules of engineering to design and produce goods and services.
• English Language: The meaning and use of the English language.
• Design: Making and using plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Mathematics: The rules and uses of numbers.