Operating Systems & Networking Essentials
Operating Systems & Networking Essentials
Build strong foundations with this beginner-friendly computer networking and OS course. Learn operating system basics, networking concepts, key protocols and essential security practices to boost your technical skills.
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Course outline
Industry focussed curriculum designed by experts
OS Fundamentals
9 items
0.29 hr
- Course - Learning Objectives
- Introduction to Operating Systems
- Windows Server Fundamentals Part 1 - Agenda
- Windows Server Fundamentals Part 2 - Agenda
- User Account and Groups Policy
- Virtual Server-2
- Linux Fundamentals - Overview
- Applications
- Mac OS
Basics of Networking
11 items
3.01 hr
- Networking Basics
- Types of Networks
- Introduction to Computer Network Hardware
- IP Address Hierarchy and Key Network Devices
- Introduction to Switch and Router
- Introduction to IP Addressing
- IPv4 Addressing
- IPv6 Addressing
- Network Address Translation
- OSI Model
- Layers of OSI Model
Introductory Network Protocols
4 items
0.29 hr
- Introduction to Network Protocols
- TCP-IP Model and Difference between OSI and TCP-IP Model
- Introduction to DNS
- DNS Demo
Basic Security Concepts
16 items
2.24 hr
- Network security and Services - Overview
- Active Directory
- Security Groups & Active directory group policy
- Exchange Server
- File Server
- Proxy
- Virtual Private Network
- Domain Name Service
- Network Monitoring
- Backup
- Introduction to Firewall
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Firewalls
- Firewall Principles
- Introduction to Types of Firewalls
- Antivirus Software and Antivirus Architecture
- Introduction to Antivirus and Types of Antivirus Software
- Course - Learning Outcomes
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