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Welcome to the first of five courses in the Cisco Networking Basics Specialization. This course is developed by the Cisco Networking Academy. Cisco Networking Academy is an IT skills and career building program that connects millions of students, educators, and employers worldwide. Cisco partners with learning institutions worldwide to deliver technical training and problem-solving experiences to individuals studying networking, security, and IoT technologies. We've helped more than 6 million people prepare for IT careers since 1997. Have you ever wondered how you are able to open a web page from a server that is located in another country or how you are able to send documents and videos to the intended recipient without it going to the wrong device? In this course, you will be introduced to the fundamentals concepts of computer networking. More importantly, by the end of this course, you will understand how data travels in your home network. At the end of this course, you will be able to: 1. Explain how data networks work. 2. Define basic data networking terms. 3. Explain what is needed for devices to have network connectivity or Internet access. 4. Use the Cisco Packet Tracer simulation and modeling tool to build and test a small data network. 5. Identify the devices and component on your home network. 6. Build a simple peer-to-peer network.

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Rating 4.7 based on 391 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Effort The estimated workload is 4 weeks of study. Each week is approximately 2.5 to 4 hours of content.
Starts Jun 15 (202 weeks ago)
Cost $59
From Cisco via Coursera
Instructor Telethia Willis
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Programming IT & Networking
Tags Computer Science Computer Security And Networks Information Technology Networking

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cisco packet tracer

You will see here how to understand patterns like TIA/EIA, you can see how to use cisco packet tracer minimum resources and how to understand in practice what we can at home and in small business using coaxial, fiber-optic and UTP & STP cabling.

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During the course Cisco Packet Tracer is introduced as tool which is suposed to help us understand how networks works which is really nice but the introduction is made in so bad way that if I wouldn't configure Cisco switch by myself some time ago I would have no idea what is going on.

The introduction of Cisco Packet Tracer simulation and modeling tool was very important for building and testing data networks.

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this course requore to download cisco packet tracer to make assignments.learner need to create cisco account to use it.

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I found this course very useful in developing a better understanding regarding how devices communicate across a network.

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Rating 4.7 based on 391 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Effort The estimated workload is 4 weeks of study. Each week is approximately 2.5 to 4 hours of content.
Starts Jun 15 (202 weeks ago)
Cost $59
From Cisco via Coursera
Instructor Telethia Willis
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Programming IT & Networking
Tags Computer Science Computer Security And Networks Information Technology Networking

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