Internet History, Technology, and Security
The impact of technology and networks on our lives, culture, and society continues to increase. The very fact that you can take this course from anywhere in the world requires a technological infrastructure that was designed, engineered, and built over the past sixty years. To function in an information-centric world, we need to understand the workings of network technology. This course will open up the Internet and show you how it was created, who created it and how it works. Along the way we will meet many of the innovators who developed the Internet and Web technologies that we use today.
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- Level Foundation
- Duration 15 hours
- Course by University of Michigan
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The impact of technology and networks on our lives, culture, and society continues to increase. The very fact that you can take this course from anywhere in the world requires a technological infrastructure that was designed, engineered, and built over the past sixty years. To function in an information-centric world, we need to understand the workings of network technology. This course will open up the Internet and show you how it was created, who created it and how it works. Along the way we will meet many of the innovators who developed the Internet and Web technologies that we use today. What You Will Learn: After this course you will not take the Internet and Web for granted. You will be better informed about important technological issues currently facing society. You will realize that the Internet and Web are spaces for innovation and you will get a better understanding of how you might fit into that innovation. If you get excited about the material in this course, it is a great lead-in to taking a course in Web design, Web development, programming, or even network administration. At a minimum, you will be a much wiser network citizen.Modules
Welcome
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3
Videos
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3
Readings
3
Videos
- Welcome to Class
- Bonus: Office Hours - Manila, Philippines
- Bonus: Offices Hours in Portland, OR
3
Readings
- Course Materials
- Course Syllabus
- Help us learn more about you!
War Time Computing and Communication
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3
Videos
3
Videos
- High Stakes Research in Computing, and Communication
- Alan Turing and Bletchley Park
- Bonus: Class Reunion at Bletchley Park
Computing with Phone Lines
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3
Videos
3
Videos
- Post-War Computing and Communication
- Using the Michigan Terminal System (through 6:00)
- Wrap up and Reflection
Review
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1
Assignment
1
Assignment
- History: Dawn of Electronic Computing
Office Hours
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1
Videos
1
Videos
- Bonus: Office Hours - Barcelona, Spain
Supercomputers Justify a National Network
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2
Videos
2
Videos
- History Through Supercomputing
- Larry Smarr - NCSA
The First "Internet"
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4
Videos
4
Videos
- History Through NSFNet
- Doug Van Houweling - NSFNet
- Leonard Klienrock - The First Two Packets on the Internet
- Katie Hafner - Where Wizards Stay Up Late
Review
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1
Assignment
1
Assignment
- History: The First Internet - NSFNet
Office Hours
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2
Videos
2
Videos
- Bonus: Nii Quaynor - Bringing the Web to Africa
- Bonus: Office Hours - Washington DC, USA
The Early World-Wide-Web
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2
Videos
2
Videos
- Getting to the Web
- Robert Cailliau - Co-Inventor of the Web
A Search Engine for Physics Articles
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2
Videos
2
Videos
- The Web Becomes Content
- Paul Kunz - The First Web Server in America
Making the Web Available to All
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3
Videos
3
Videos
- Building Mosaic
- Joseph Hardin - NCSA Mosaic
- Reflecting on Mosaic
Office Hours
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1
Videos
1
Videos
- Bonus: Office Hours - Mexico City, Mexico
Review
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1
Assignment
1
Assignment
- History: The Web Makes it Easy to Use
Explosive Growth of the Internet and Web
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3
Videos
3
Videos
- The Year of the Web
- Mitchell Baker: The Mozilla Foundation
- Brendan Eich - Inventor of JavaScript
Commercialization of the Web
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4
Videos
4
Videos
- Assume the Web
- Jeff Bezos - Founder of Amazon
- The Modern Internet
- Bonus: Tim Berners-Lee
Office Hours
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1
Videos
1
Videos
- Bonus: Office Hours - Melbourne, Australia
Review
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1
Assignment
1
Assignment
- History: Commercialization and Growth
Layer 1: Link
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2
Videos
2
Videos
- Introduction / The Link Layer
- Bob Metcalfe - The Ethernet Story
Layer 2: Internet Protocol
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2
Videos
2
Videos
- The InterNetwork (IP)
- Vint Cerf - A Brief History of Packets
Review
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1
Assignment
1
Assignment
- Technology: Internets and Packets
Office Hours
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1
Videos
1
Videos
- Bonus: Office Hours - Palo Alto, California, USA
Transport/Reliability
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4
Videos
4
Videos
- Transport Layer
- Van Jacobson - Slow Start Algorithm
- The Domain Name System
- TCP Wrap Up
Review
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1
Assignment
1
Assignment
- Technology: Transport Control Protocol (TCP)
Office Hours
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1
Videos
1
Videos
- Bonus: Office Hours - Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Layer 4: Applications
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2
Videos
2
Videos
- Application Layer
- Van Jacobson - Content Centered Networking
Review
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1
Assignment
1
Assignment
- Technology: Application Protocols
Office Hours
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1
Videos
1
Videos
- Bonus: Office Hours - San Diego, California, USA
Hiding Data from Others
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2
Videos
2
Videos
- Security Introduction
- Security - Encryption and Confidentiality
Insuring Data Integrity
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1
Videos
1
Videos
- Security - Integrity and Signatures
Review
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1
Assignment
1
Assignment
- Security : Encrypting and Signing
Bonus Materials
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1
Videos
1
Videos
- Bruce Schneier: The Security Mindset
Securing Web Connections
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2
Videos
2
Videos
- Security Public/Private Key - Secure Sockets
- Diffie, Hellman, and Merkle (YouTube only)
Identity on the Web
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1
Videos
1
Videos
- Security - Integrity and Certificate Authorities
Review
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1
Assignment
1
Assignment
- Security: Web Security
Bonus Materials
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1
Videos
1
Videos
- Bruce Schneier: Building Cryptographic Systems
Final Exam
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1
Videos
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1
Readings
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1
Assignment
1
Assignment
- Final Exam - IHTS
1
Videos
- Graduation Ceremony
1
Readings
- Post-course Survey
Auto Summary
Explore the fascinating world of Internet History, Technology, and Security in this foundational IT & Computer Science course. Led by expert instructors from Coursera, this 900-minute course delves into the creation, development, and functioning of the Internet and web technologies. Perfect for aspiring web designers, developers, and network administrators, gain insights into the innovators behind the web and become a savvy network citizen. Available via Starter and Professional subscriptions.
Charles Russell Severance