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Networking and the Internet · Grades 7 to 11

An 8-week run through how the internet really works: data broken into packets, the layered journey of a message, IP addresses and subnets, DNS name lookup, routing hop by hop, TCP versus UDP and ports, and the web over HTTPS, following one request from your browser to a server and back, each idea operated in an interactive simulation.

8 weeks 16 lessons 1 to 2× / week · 30 to 45 min
Standards alignment
  • NEP 2020: experiential, hands-on computational thinking
  • CBSE: Computer Science / Informatics Practices (computer networks and the internet)
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Trace how data really moves: addresses, routes, DNS, and what to check when the network misbehaves.

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What you’ll cover (8 weeks)
  1. 1Networks and packets
  2. 2The layered journey, then a check
  3. 3Addresses and subnets
  4. 4DNS, then a check
  5. 5Routing and transport
  6. 6Ports, then a check
  7. 7The web and its guardians
  8. 8HTTPS and the boss

The full week-by-week plan and every lesson in this course unlock with enrollment.