Networking Foundations: Networking Basics (LinkedIn Learning)

This LinkedIn learning course is a wonderful introduction for people who wish to spend some time understanding the fundamentals of computer networking before digging further into the subject. While this is a beginner-level course, it has been taken by over 144,000 other students who were also researching computer network possibilities. This online course will be taught by Timothy Pintello, an associate professor at Daytona State College's School of Computer Science. Timothy has worked as an IT analyst/systems administrator for many years and is the author of the book Introduction to Networking with Network+.

This course will expose you to various basic concepts such as mesh, bus, and ring topologies, client-server and peer-to-peer connections, distinctions between the internet, intranet, and extranet, and characteristics of the TCP/IP protocol suite, and much more over the course of 1 34 hours. Students who finish this course will get 3 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits as well as a shareable completion certificate! There is also a one-month free trial available.

• Beginner level
• 1 ¾ hour long
• Taught by an expert IT professor
• 3 CPE credits
• Certificate of completion