$119
We’ll start at the beginning of the story, understanding where the Internet came from and its fundamental principles of operation. Then we’ll look at some details and improvements such as the Domain Name System, MIME, HTML and HTTP... which form “the Web”. We’ll review how you can connect to the Web from a residence and from an enterprise or organization.
Course Lessons
1. Internet History
2. Internet Basics
3. TCP and UDP
4. Internet Service Providers
5. Commonly Used Internet Protocols
6. Domain Name System
7. MIME and Base-64 Encoding
8. World Wide Web
9. HTML, HTTP and HTTPS
10. Accessing the Internet: Home Connections
11. Accessing the Internet: Organization Connections
Based on Teracom’s famous Course 101, tuned and refined over the course of 20 years of instructor-led training, we’ll cut through the jargon to demystify telephony and the telephone system, explaining the jargon and buzzwords, the underlying ideas, and how it all works together… in plain English.
This course is the third course in the CTA Certification Package. Purchase this item to get the individual course.
Course page with full description
The Unlimited Plan gives you unlimited repeats, with no expiration and no monthly fees. One-time payment. Take as long as you like. Jump in and out of lessons, refresh your knowledge in the future.
A course completion certificate is awarded upon passing the course exam.
Study Guide: Telecom 101 textbook. Available in print and eBook.
Course Outline
1. Internet History
A network to survive nuclear war. Not.
2. Internet Basics
The Inter-Net and Routing Tables
3. TCP and UDP
Reliable communications; or not; port numbers
4. Internet Service Providers
Internet Exchanges, Tier-1 providers, transit and peering
5. Commonly Used Internet Protocols
TCP, IP, SMTP, FTP, ...
6. Domain Name System
Domains and Zone Files
7. MIME and Base-64 Encoding
Sending pictures as text in emails
8. World Wide Web
Client-server computing over the Internet
9. HTML, HTTP and HTTPS
Protocols for web servers and web pages
10. Accessing the Internet: Home Connections
Broadband Internet
11. Accessing the Internet: Organization Connections
Gigabit Ethernet Internet Service
12. Multiple-choice Exam
Teracom is the leader in telecommunications training. In business since 1992, we supply this training to the US government under our GSA schedule contract, which means pre-approved quality and pricing. We're so confident of the quality of this training, it comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
