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Grokking Computer Networking for Software Engineers

Name: Grokking Computer Networking for Software Engineers
Price: 59 USD
Rating: 4.62 (149 reviews)
Author: Khayyam Hashmi

Learn networking essentials for software engineers: client-server models, Python sockets, CLI tools, key protocols, and hands-on distributed processing.

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115 lessons

20h

Created by Khayyam Hashmi

Grokking Computer Networking for Software Engineers

What's included

115 lessons across 11 modules
83 quizzes with instant feedback
AI Tutor on every lesson

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What You'll Learn

Identify core networking terms, layered architecture, and encapsulation across OSI and TCP/IP models
Use ping, traceroute, tcpdump, curl, nslookup, dig, and host to inspect and troubleshoot network behavior
Build UDP and TCP client-server applications in Python using sockets, sendall, and custom receive logic
Analyze HTTP requests/responses, status codes, headers, persistent connections, and cookie-based sessions
Explain DNS hierarchy and interpret A, CNAME, MX records and DNS query/response message fields
Implement routing logic in Python by simulating RIP updates and computing shortest paths with Dijkstra’s
Compare UDP vs TCP reliability, flow control, and congestion control using sliding windows and AIMD/slow start

Learning Roadmap

115 Lessons83 Quizzes1 Assessment3 Challenges

Getting Started

Get familiar with computer networking fundamentals, practical skills, and essential Python tools.

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Instruments

Getting to Know the Internet

Look at the Internet's structure, history, standards, and communication protocols.

What is the Internet?

A Quick History of The Internet

Internet Standards Documents

Communication Over the Internet

Access Networks

4 Lessons

Examine access networks, end systems, and various connection types, including DSL and fiber.

Types of Computer Networks

4 Lessons

Find out about various computer network types by medium, distance, and topology.

Network Infrastructure: The OSI Model

3 Lessons

Take a closer look at the OSI and TCP/IP models, layering and modularity in network infrastructures.

The Application Layer

20 Lessons

Focus on the application layer's role, network architectures, HTTP dynamics, email protocols, DNS operations, and BitTorrent functionality.

The Transport Layer

25 Lessons

Master the transport layer's protocols, reliable data transfer, congestion control, and efficient packet handling.

An Introduction to Socket Programming with Python

9 Lessons

Step through Python socket programming, from creating UDP and TCP sockets to building chat applications.

Network Layer

27 Lessons

Unpack the core of network layer functionality, IP protocols, and routing methodologies.

10.

Link Layer

15 Lessons

Explore key aspects of the data link layer, including framing, error detection, MAC, and Ethernet.

11.

Conclusion

2 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of networking careers, roles, certifications, and course conclusion insights.

Computer Networks Exam

Assessment

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

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About this course

WHY I WROTE THIS COURSE

The way applications are developed today requires software engineers to have a firm understanding of client-server architecture and networking. If you’re planning to write web applications, or apps that communicate with a remote server, then networking is an essential skill. With this in mind, it’s clear that what you do as a software engineer will be deeply rooted in networking. This course will teach you the fundamentals of networks, socket programming in Python, command-line tools and the main protocols of each layer. Additionally, you will get hands-on experience with not only socket programming, but with implementing network protocols that require distributed processing. Join us in a deep dive on everything network-related.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Khayyam Hashmi

Computer scientist and Generative AI and Machine Learning specialist. VP of Technical Content @ educative.io.

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