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Introduction to Networking and Storage

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Introduction to Networking and Storage

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IBM Skills Network Team
Ramanujam Srinivasan

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Explain wired and wireless network types, topologies, cable categories, IP addressing, packet flow, and core protocols

  • Configure secure networks and mobile devices using encryption standards and troubleshooting tools, including the command prompt and Windows Settings

  • Explore memory and storage technologies, including RAM, ROM, RAID, STaaS, file/block/object storage, USB4, and NVMe, andtroubleshooting methods

  • Apply NFC operating modes, Wi-Fi security protocols, and device integration techniques to evaluate modern networking and storage solutions

Skills you'll gain

  • Category: Wireless Networks
  • Category: Computer Networking
  • Category: Network Architecture
  • Category: Data Storage Technologies
  • Category: Network Protocols
  • Category: Network Planning And Design
  • Category: Network Security
  • Category: Network Troubleshooting
  • Category: Telecommunications
  • Category: Network Infrastructure
  • Category: Network Model
  • Category: Wide Area Networks
  • Category: Data Storage
  • Category: General Networking
  • Category: TCP/IP
  • Category: Networking Hardware
  • Category: Local Area Networks

Tools you'll learn

  • Category: OSI Models
  • Category: Microsoft Windows
  • Category: Command-Line Interface

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Computer networking plays a vital role in facilitating the communication required in almost every aspect of daily life. Activities like talking with friends and family, collaborating with coworkers, paying bills, and even completing transactions at a store often depend on some form of computer networking. Computer networking is defined as the connection of people through the use of devices and cables, and sometimes wireless signals. This week, you will learn about the basic types and shapes of networks and how they are used. You will explore wireless networking fundamentals including SSID configuration, access point deployment, and security protocols ranging from WPA evolution to WPA3 implementation. The module examines 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) standard features, frequency band characteristics, and channel planning strategies. And finally, you will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of each network type.

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Understanding the foundations of how all networks behave is achieved by investigating the rules. That includes finding out how each rule works and observing how each rule is applied to the network and how the network is affected by that rule. This week, you will learn about networking devices and the basic instructions they follow to connect us in the ways we expect. You will understand how data is packaged electronically, which rules are used to send the data, how those rules are made, and how computers determine where to send those data packages. You will also gain insights on the near field communication (NFC) principles.

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One of the key components of communicating is understanding how to communicate. That includes knowing what enables communication, and what blocks it. This is just as true for computer networking as it is for person-to-person interactions. If you don’t understand the ways to get data from one point to another, the data will never arrive where you want it to. This week you will learn the basic steps for setting up small office or home office networks—including wired, wireless, and mobile configurations. You’ll explore Network Settings in Windows and then learn what causes network connectivity problems and how to resolve those problems. Finally, you will learn how command line utilities can be used to find network information and diagnose network issues.

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As we’ve discussed, connection plays a vital role in communication. Another key component in communication is memory; information is not useful if it can’t be recalled. Network storage is where the memory is located in computer networking. This week you will learn about different types of network storage and basic storage troubleshooting. You’ll learn about short-term and long-term memory, and the different ways that memory can be arranged to increase capacity and efficiency. Additionally, students will investigate high-performance NVMe storage technologies, understanding PCIe integration and performance optimization factors. You’ll also learn about local, offsite, and cloud memory and how all these different kinds of memory enable faster and more efficient interaction between people, devices, and software.

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In this module, you’ll assess your course knowledge through a final project and a final quiz based on the previous modules.

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