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Knowing how the technology you use everyday works will make you a more thoughtful and powerful user of technology.
In this course we'll explore how the Internet works, by investigating hardware like routers, switches, and servers and the TCP/IP protocols that define how information moves from computer to computer.
What you'll learn
- Clients and Servers
- TCP/IP
- Routers and Switches
- Connecting to the Internet
Overview
Syllabus
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The Internet
What is the Internet? How does it do what it do? And how in the world is it possible to get web pages from around the world in a matter of seconds?
Chevron 12 steps-
The History of the Internet
2:21
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Check your facts, your history facts that is!
4 questions
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The Big Picture
2:59
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The Big Picture
3 questions
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Clients and Servers
2:04
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Client and Servers
4 questions
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TCP/IP
3:04
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TCP/IP Protocol Suite
5 questions
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Routers and Switches
2:32
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Routers and Switches
5 questions
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Connecting to the Internet
2:57
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Your Big Picture Review
1 question
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