Introduction to Networking and Cloud Computing
This course forms part of a series of courses that offers a good starting point for a career in cybersecurity.
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- Level Foundation
- Duration 25 hours
- Course by Microsoft
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This course forms part of a series of courses that offers a good starting point for a career in cybersecurity. It will help you gain knowledge and skills related to networking and cloud computing and get you one step closer to the Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate, which requires no degree or prior experience. After completing this course you’ll be able to: • Identify the main concepts of networking • Explain common network infrastructure and monitoring • Describe network security components, approaches, and mitigation • Define and explain key concepts of the cloud computing environment, virtual machines, and cloud services. This is also a great way to prepare for the Microsoft SC-900 exam. By passing the SC-900 exam, you’ll earn the Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals Certification.Modules
Course introduction
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- What do you hope to learn?
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- Introduction to the course: Introduction to Networking and Cloud computing
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- Course syllabus
- How to be successful in this course
- How to open an image in a new tab
- Additional resources: Computer networking
Types and topologies
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- Self-review: Network construction
- Knowledge check: Understanding types and topologies
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- Network types
- Topologies
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- Area networks
- Physical and logical topology
- Data transmission
- Exercise: Network construction
- Exemplar: Network construction
- Additional resources: Understanding types and topologies
IP addressing
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- Self-review: Find your IP
- Knowledge check: IP addressing
- Module quiz: Computer networking
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- What is IP, and what’s an IP address?
- Using IP addresses on a network
- Module summary: Computer networking
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- What’s the difference between IPv4 and IPv6?
- Exercise: Find your IP
- Exemplar: Find your IP
- How does a device get its IP address?
- Additional resources: IP addressing
Infrastructure
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- Knowledge check: Infrastructure
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- Hybrid networking
- Introduction to cloud computing
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- The internet
- Infrastructure
- Virtual Private Network Technology
- Internet of Things
- Additional resources: Infrastructure
Network communication models
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- Self-review: Expanding the network layout
- Knowledge check: Network communication models
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- What is the OSI model?
- TCP/IP
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- Layered architecture
- TCP/IP versus OSI
- Exercise: Expanding the network layout
- Exemplar: Expanding the network layout
- Additional resources: Network communication models
Protocols and ports
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- Self-review: Ports in use
- Knowledge check: Protocols and ports
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- What is a port?
- Ports and protocols
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- Protocols
- Reserved and commonly allocated ports
- Exercise: Ports in use
- Exemplar: Ports in use
- Additional resources: Protocols and ports
Network traffic monitoring
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- Knowledge check: Network traffic monitoring
- Module quiz: Network devices and protocols
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- DNS and networking
- Health and metric analysis
- Module summary: Network devices and protocols
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- DNS attacks
- Introduction to network traffic monitoring
- Network logs
- Additional resources: Network traffic monitoring
Network client and server
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- Knowledge check: Network client and server
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- Client-server network
- Remote access
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- Client-server models
- Different types of servers
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
- Additional resources: Network client and server
Authentication and authorization
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- Knowledge check: Authentication and authorization
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- Introduction to authentication
- Types of authorization
- Authentication versus authorization
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- Authorization
- Internet, extranet and intranet
- Authorization protocols on VPNs
- Additional resources: Authentication and authorization
Firewalls and security tools
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- Knowledge check: Firewalls and security tools
- Module quiz: Network security
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- Common network attacks
- Network security
- Firewalls
- Security tools
- Module summary: Network security
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- Network attacks
- Network security best practices
- Firewall types
- Firewall rules
- Firewall threats and network analysis
- Additional resources: Firewalls and security tools
Introduction to Azure
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- Self-review: Cloud transformation
- Knowledge check: Introduction to Azure
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- What is Azure?
- Business enterprise use case
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- What is cloud computing?
- What services are available with Azure
- Azure technologies
- Exercise: Cloud transformation
- Exemplar: Cloud transformation
- Additional resources: Introduction to Azure
Virtual environments
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- Self-review: Virtual network simulation
- Knowledge check: Virtual environments
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- What is virtualization?
- Virtual world
- Azure Virtual Desktop
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- What are virtual environments or machines
- Virtual machines and containers
- Get started with Figma
- Exercise: Virtual network simulation
- Exemplar: Virtual network simulation
- Additional resources: Virtual environments
Cloud services
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- Knowledge check: Cloud services
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- What types of AI have you interacted with?
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- Cloud capabilities
- Machine learning services
- AI business uses
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- Cloud capabilities in action
- Types of AI
- Cloud and AI
- Additional resources: Cloud services
X as a service
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- Knowledge check: X as a Service
- Module quiz: Cloud computing and networking
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- Business benefits of XaaS
- What is Software as a Service?
- Module Summary: Cloud computing and networking
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- A general overview of XaaS
- SaaS in action
- SaaS and XaaS as a comparison
- IaaS and PaaS as a comparison
- Additional resources: X as a Service
Final Course project and assessment
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- Self-review: Digital transformation
- Course quiz: Introduction to Networking and Cloud Computing
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- Course recap: Introduction to Networking and Cloud computing
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- About the final course project and assessment
- Final course project: Digital transformation
- Exemplar: Digital transformation
Course wrap-up
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- Reflect on learning
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- Congratulations
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- Next steps
Auto Summary
Dive into the world of IT with the "Introduction to Networking and Cloud Computing" course by Coursera. Designed for beginners, this foundational course covers essential networking and cloud computing concepts, preparing you for a career in cybersecurity. Gain skills in network infrastructure, security, and cloud services, and get on track for the Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate. Ideal for those aiming to pass the Microsoft SC-900 exam. Available through Starter and Professional subscriptions, this 1500-hour course is perfect for aspiring IT professionals.
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