Teach teens computing: Computer networks
Build your knowledge and understanding of computer networks as a computer science teacher.
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Subject - Networks
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Length of course - 3 to 6 hours
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Aimed at - Educators
Teach teens computing: Computer networks
Welcome to 'Teach teens computing: Computer networks'! This course will help you understand the fundamentals of networking, all the way from the links that data travels across up to applications that communicate across networks.
Learning outcomes
Over the next three weeks, you will:
Discuss types of network, advantages and disadvantages and general architecture
Describe transmission of data (ethernet, wifi) and network protocols (http, ftp, etc)
Explore how data can be transmitted securely
Apply knowledge of real world usage of the networking technology
Describe the internet including routing, DNS and the “world wide web”
Explain how data is encapsulated in an IP packet and a data frame for transmission
Course contents
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