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Connecting to Devices and Networks (Coursera)

Offered by Codio,

Practice managing devices and networks without installing anything! This course is designed for learners with no technical experience, providing a solid foundation of connecting to devices and networks. Learners will gain hands-on practice on an Ubuntu system that can be easily transferred to other Unix-based operating systems. The modules in this course cover managing devices and partitions, basic networking tools and name resolution, and securely transferring data over networks to create backups.

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To allow for a truly hands-on, self-paced learning experience, this course is video-free. Assignments contain short explanations with images and runnable examples with suggested edits to explore examples further, building a deeper understanding by doing. You'll benefit from instant feedback from a variety of assessment items along the way, gently progressing from quick understanding checks (multiple choice, fill in the blank, and un-scrambling code blocks) to small, approachable exercises that take minutes instead of hours.

Course 3 of 4 in the Unix and Bash for Beginners Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Managing Devices
Learn about some different types of devices, how to connect or mount devices to the system, how to partition storage disks, and configure disks into a RAID configuration.

WEEK 2
Networking Basics
Learn basic identifiers of systems such as MAC addresses, IP addresses, and hostnames, how to look up the IP address of a given hostname, and test your network connection.

WEEK 3
Networked Devices: SSH, Backups, and Firewalls
Learn how to establish an SSH connection, create a network-hosted backup, and how to configure a firewall.

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