General
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This course is the sixth of the eight courses in the collection Computing for School - Communication and Networks.
The course is for anyone who wants to know more devices that make up the Internet and how they work together to provide a global communications network. It introduces the concept of a layered model and explains the role of switch, routers, WAPs, modems. It also gives examples of the clever ways bad people will try and use the Internet and what you can do to be safe online.
It is an introduction to the TCP/IP protocol suite, identifying the protocols used to support IP network communication, and briefly discussing their purpose. Network hardware devices are introduced, and their relationship with TCP/IP protocols is discussed. The www transfer between web browser/server is revisited, introducing the basic concepts of network address translation (NAT) in small home networks. Internet security is further developed, with an emphasis on protecting network devices from external threats.
Schools interested in using these materials as part of the National Curricula are free to do so. Additional teaching resources to support the delivery, manage classes and run quizzes are available for free to schools by registering to become a Cisco Academy. http://cs.co/ComputingForSchoolsCourse
This course is free and gives you the opportunity to earn a digital badge as a recognition of your learning. To access the course materials, pass the quizzes and collect the badge, you’ll need to enrol. If you already have an Open University account, you need to sign in before you enrol. Otherwise, it’s easy to create one.
Once you’ve signed in, return to this page and refresh it by clicking on the refresh button in your web browser – this usually looks like a recycling icon that features one arrow in a circle pointing to its tail, or two arrows in a circle pointing to each other. This will update your status so you can enrol by clicking on the ‘Enrol’ button. You are now enrolled and ready to start the course!
To see the other courses in this series, please visit the Computing for School's collection page.
Please send us corrections or comments about this course to ciscocourse@computingatschool.org.uk.
