Every business today depends on connectivity, and now there is increasing demand for engineers who can design, develop and manage data networks – and keep them secure. This applied computer science MOOC will give the hands-on know-how to master the network technologies used every day to communicate and access information via the web and phones. You’ll learn the vocabulary, concepts, and mechanisms common to all digital networks.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
Certification
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Course Credit: Institut Mines-Télécom
Course Curriculum
| Course introduction | |||
| A short story about this MOOC | 00:01:00 | ||
| Windows initial installation | 00:03:00 | ||
| Linux initial installation | 00:04:00 | ||
| MAC OS initial installation | 00:03:00 | ||
| GNS3 initial configuration | 00:03:00 | ||
| Video Create a topology under GNS3 | 00:08:00 | ||
| Video Virtual machine | 00:07:00 | ||
| Section 1: Approaches to networks notions | |||
| Data daily life | 00:02:00 | ||
| Black boxes inter-actions | 00:05:00 | ||
| Networks components | 00:06:00 | ||
| The post office service: a network service | 00:06:00 | ||
| Digital network notions | 00:01:00 | ||
| About adresses | 00:05:00 | ||
| About architecture | 00:02:00 | ||
| Section 2: ISO/OSI Concepts and models | |||
| Communication link | 00:06:00 | ||
| Peer to peer entities | 00:09:00 | ||
| Protocol | 00:08:00 | ||
| Access service point | 00:08:00 | ||
| Normalisation | 00:04:00 | ||
| Configuration Lab | 00:04:00 | ||
| Section 3: Protocols | |||
| Digital Transmission | 00:09:00 | ||
| Where does the information begin? | 00:06:00 | ||
| Errors detection | 00:10:00 | ||
| Errors processing | 00:10:00 | ||
| Flow control | 00:07:00 | ||
| A protocol example : HDLC Part 1 | 00:09:00 | ||
| A protocol example : HDLC Part 2 | 00:07:00 | ||
| Protocol modeling | 00:07:00 | ||
| Section 4: IP protocol | |||
| Addressing | 00:05:00 | ||
| English (Text to speech) as voice over French speech | 00:05:00 | ||
| English (Text to Speech) only | 00:05:00 | ||
| IP Protocol | 00:08:00 | ||
| IP address | 00:10:00 | ||
| Relaying function | 00:07:00 | ||
| Wireshark | 00:09:00 | ||
| Section 5: Transport | |||
| End to end transport | 00:07:00 | ||
| A reliable transport service | 00:06:00 | ||
| TCP session : start and finish a connexion | 00:05:00 | ||
| Congestion control | 00:08:00 | ||
| Assessment | |||
| Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
| Certification | 00:00:00 | ||
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