What you'll learn?

  • Define what a computer network is and distinguish it from the internet
  • Identify network types (LAN, MAN, WAN, PAN) and their real-world uses
  • Describe the role of essential network devices (Hub, Switch, Router, Firewall)
  • Explain the TCP/IP and OSI models and their layered architecture
  • Compare TCP vs UDP from both performance and security perspectives
  • Install and navigate Cisco Packet Tracer to build simple topologies
  • Recognize common network attacks: MITM, DoS, IP Spoofing, and MITB
  • Understand the role of firewalls and network segmentation in cybersecurity
  • Demonstrate basic network segmentation and firewall rules in a lab environment
  • Perform basic ethical network attacks using industry-standard tools

Description

Foundational networking course covering what networks are, devices, topologies, the TCP/IP & OSI models, TCP vs UDP security analysis, and hands-on Packet Tracer labs. Includes network attack concepts, firewall fundamentals, and network segmentation. 5 modules: Introduction, Protocols & Models, Hands-on Packet Tracer, Cybersecurity Fundamentals, and Capstone Lab.

Pre-requisites

Basic computer knowledge

Course content

Total: 5 lectures Total minutes: 0
  • 1. SM1.0: Introduction To Networking
  • 1. SM2.0: Networking Protocols & Models
  • 1. SM3.0: Hands on Networking with Cisco Packet Tracer
  • 1. SM4.0: Networking in Cybersecurity
  • 1. SM5.0: Networking & Cyber Fundamentals Lab

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Instructor User

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By Instructor User

Networking Level 0
HighestRated

Updated July 2026

  • 1 total resources
  • beginner

Networking Level 0

  • Define what a computer network is and distinguish it from the internet
  • Identify network types (LAN, MAN, WAN, PAN) and their real-world uses
  • Describe the role of essential network devices (Hub, Switch, Router, Firewall)
  • Explain the TCP/IP and OSI models and their layered architecture
  • Compare TCP vs UDP from both performance and security perspectives

By Instructor User

Networking Level 1
HighestRated

Updated July 2026

  • 1 total resources
  • intermediate

Networking Level 1

  • Analyze IPv4 header fields and understand the IPv6 address structure
  • Calculate subnet masks and CIDR notations with binary AND operations
  • Apply VLSM to create custom subnets for different network departments
  • Distinguish between static and dynamic routing, and explain RIP operation
  • Troubleshoot routing issues using the bottom-up methodology