How the Internet Works

About this Course

Knowing how the technology you use everyday works will make you a more thoughtful and powerful user of technology.

In this course we'll explore how the Internet works, by investigating hardware like routers, switches, and servers and the TCP/IP protocols that define how information moves from computer to computer.

What you'll learn

• Clients and Servers
• TCP/IP
• Routers and Switches
• Connecting to the Internet

Teacher

• Joy Kesten

  Joy is a middle and elementary school teacher. She's taught in LA and San Francisco. When she's not coding or teaching, you can usually find her surfing, hiking, or sailing around the Bay Area. Find her on Twitter @joykesten.

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