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About the Course

This course is designed to provide a full overview of computer networking. We’ll cover everything from the fundamentals of modern networking technologies and protocols to an overview of the cloud to practical applications and network troubleshooting. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: ● describe computer networks in terms of a five-layer model ● understand all of the standard protocols involved with TCP/IP communications ● grasp powerful network troubleshooting tools and techniques ● learn network services like DNS and DHCP that help make computer networks run ● understand cloud computing, everything as a service, and cloud storage...

Top reviews

AM

Feb 18, 2020

Apply yourself to these terms and concepts and you will gain knowledge that is presented in a very understandable way. Watch and rewatch the course videos and I promise it will all start making sense!

SW

Jun 21, 2021

This course was more intensive than the first one, but felt a little more hands-on. I am excited to see how the next course goes. I do feel I learned quite a bit in this course and it was challenging.

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By Dustin R

Sep 7, 2019

Vary informative, up-to-date information. The instructors were highly knowledgeable, friendly, and seemed to be experts on the subject matter. I would highly recommend this course to anyone interested in IT or networking in general.

By Amanda O

Jul 17, 2024

As a learner, I found this course to be both enlightening and challenging. The material dives deep into networking concepts, which was overwhelming initially. However, the practical assessments helped to reinforce my understanding.

By Dylan

Nov 14, 2020

Great Course to Grasp on the basics of Networking! Definitely recommended to those who are just starting to dig a little bit into IT! Thorough preparation, lots of fun with networking puns, and a strong basic foundation is ensured.

By Gregory B J

Mar 12, 2020

Great course. Thank you Coursera! This course is FULL of information make sure to bring your full attention for this one it is NOT a cake walk by any means. Great course though ton of information and lots of concepts are explained.

By Daniel

Dec 2, 2018

This course has been really encouraging and made me really want to get out there and launch my career! Instead of hoping for something wonderful to happen I get the satisfaction of knowing I'm crafting my success each and everyday.

By Melody M

Oct 6, 2022

Great overview of how networks and the internet work for a person with some familiarity with the topics. It really brought my disparate pieces of information together and helped me form a more structured and useful understanding.

By Sean D

Dec 9, 2020

This was a really thorough introduction to networking. I know that it's not comprehensive, but the bite size chunks of content were just right. I feel a lot more confident in my regular job working with networked components now.

By Mark B

Dec 1, 2020

This was a difficult course for me, but they did a great job explaining it and after viewing the videos of the third and fourth weeks again a few times I finally figured it out. Pretty sure networking is not where my future lies.

By Brayan R C

Dec 3, 2019

The best Certificate ever, I would love if google can also provide an option to send a frame certificate by finishing the 5 modules, kind of like a Certificate kit for this course it would be AWESOME AND GREAT AND JUST SO SO GOOD.

By Pheobe S

Jul 11, 2018

This course was very deep, but required focus and priority attention. I learned a lot and also had ah ha moments for terms and issues that I've previously run across. I highly recommend this course. Looking forward to what's next.

By Kaitlyn H

Mar 9, 2022

I found the fundamentals to be well explained and give me both a sense of empowerment and skill with the material. It focused on practical lessons as well as highlighting things that are going to make up the future of networking.

By Andrew F

Dec 28, 2021

I thought I knew a lot of IT related information.. turns out I didn't know that much at all.

I'm 50 been out the IT job loop for 11 years, these courses are awesome to grasp how the world of IT has changed and to learn it a knew!!

By Christian S

Jul 1, 2021

it's a lot to digest in a short period of time. i know that with more experience, i'll be glad that i took this course. while taking it though, it wasn't too fun. it's technical medicine. glad you took it but not while taking it.

By Deleted A

Apr 17, 2021

Best course with best materials and the supplementary readings are extra ordinary efforts made by our instructors just for our convenience and benefits .

Best Networking Course by Google .

Thanks Google and Thanks a lot Coursera .

By Latifah T

Aug 23, 2020

The week's 5 Graded Assessment, for this course should definitely be reviewed or changed, it was the most difficult assessment I've come across since doing this overall course. Other than that this course was definitely worth it.

By Sindhura S

Jul 29, 2020

The course was very beautifully designed and very interesting. Especially the assignments were too good which made to understand the concepts better. The tutor taught very well and I did not feel like stopping at any time at all.

By Ahmed I A

Jul 15, 2023

This course has been an eye opener and more informative than I initially thought. Although the concepts and terminologies will take a bit of practice before it sticks. I hope google keep making such nice course for the industry.

By Victoria L

Oct 23, 2022

This course is a little tougher than the Introductory Course but it's manageable. Re watching the videos and re read the transcrip definitely help. The speaker is doing a great job. I like his enthusiasm and positive attitude.

By Darin J

Jan 21, 2022

I learned so much information from this course on how devices talk to one another on a network and the internet that I can not wait to jump into future courses. If you want a rewarding challenge, this course is the one to take!

By Zillion O

Jun 23, 2021

Many thanks to Mr. Victor Escopedo for his effort and expertise in training me and all others in Networking, a course I so much dreaded. Though it was geeky, he broke it down to understandable bits and I completed it in no time!

By Chris F

Apr 11, 2021

This course is actually more in depth then I anticipated, I would've liked to have had more time on IPV6, IPV4 and the Network layer since those are two of the most important pieces that play when you go into a networking field.

By Hesham M

Nov 23, 2020

It's a perfect course to go with . I knew a tons of information about communication. but sometimes i didn't find example while explaining.if you can put some examples , it will be better.and thank you very much for your efforts.

By Celyn C

Apr 15, 2018

I admit to being skeptical at first that I could learn as much as I am learning - but I'm a believer. This isn't a fluffy course, and the instructor is knowledgeable, clear, and even entertaining. Very well planned and executed.

By Ammu s

Sep 4, 2024

The "Bites and Bytes" course taught me a lot about how various storage methods and data management techniques interact. While I found some networking topics challenging, I'm eager to build on this knowledge in upcoming courses.

By Donna G

Apr 11, 2022

I had limited experience with networking, so a lot of this material was new to me. There was a lot to learn, but they break it down into manageable pieces. I feel much more confident in my networking abilities after this class.