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Information Technology Fundamentals for Everyone Specialization
Illinois Tech

Information Technology Fundamentals for Everyone Specialization

Launch your career in Information Technology. Master the basics of the Linux OS, data networks and cloud computing, including their architecture, principles and applications.

Philip Matuszak
Marwan Omar
Kevin Vaccaro

Instructors: Philip Matuszak

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.5

(11 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 months
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • At the end of this course, you will be able to:

    - Demonstrate proficiency in Linux Os

    -Explain the impact of Linux and x86 Virtualization on Cloud Computing

    -Discuss Amazon's impact on codifying Cloud Computing

    -Discuss Amazon's impact on creating Cloud Native services

    -Identify various core network types and topologies

    -Review types of network mediums for wired networking

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Specialization - 3 course series

Hardware and Operating System Foundations II

Course 124 hours4.6 (57 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Demonstrate the use of command line tools.

  • Explore key features of the Linux OS.

  • Explore service management of the Linux OS.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Command-Line Interface
Category: User Accounts
Category: Graphical Tools
Category: Service Management
Category: Linux Administration
Category: Linux
Category: Package and Software Management
Category: Operating Systems
Category: System Monitoring
Category: File Management
Category: Systems Administration
Category: Linux Commands

Introduction to Data Networks and the Internet - Master's

Course 263 hours

What you'll learn

  • Learners will be given real-world examples, with best practices and business use cases related to the content on hand.

  • Network-related security threats as well as mitigation steps will be discussed to give insight on how communications mediums can be exploited.

  • The use of several network reconnaissance and communication analyzer tools will be used to examine network traffic.

Skills you'll gain

Category: OSI Models
Category: Network Infrastructure
Category: Software-Defined Networking
Category: Network Routing
Category: Network Security
Category: General Networking
Category: Local Area Networks
Category: Computer Networking
Category: Network Architecture
Category: Cybersecurity
Category: TCP/IP
Category: Network Protocols
Category: Network Monitoring and Security
Category: Threat Modeling
Category: Network Monitoring
Category: Networking communication
Category: Network Switches
Category: Network Troubleshooting
Category: Network Analysis
Category: Protocol Implementation

Cloud Computing Technologies - Master's

Course 384 hours

What you'll learn

  • Learn how to create infrastructure from Cloud Native APIs in the command line

  • Learn about the 5 components of cloud computing and cloud native thinking

Skills you'll gain

Category: Command-Line Interface
Category: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)
Category: Cloud Services
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Virtualization
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Cloud Platforms
Category: Amazon Web Services
Category: Scalability
Category: Infrastructure Architecture
Category: Database Management
Category: networking basics
Category: Amazon S3
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Linux Administration
Category: Shell Commands
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Terraform
Category: Cloud Computing

Instructors

Philip Matuszak
Illinois Tech
4 Courses3,168 learners

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This Specialization is part of the following degree program(s) offered by Illinois Tech. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹

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