Cloud Computing and Virtualization: An Introduction

Name: Cloud Computing and Virtualization: An Introduction
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Learn the basic concepts of Cloud Computing, Virtualization and Computer Networks.

Last updated 12/2019

English

What you'll learn

This is an introductory course to understand the concepts of Cloud Computing, Virtualization and Computer Networks in general. In this course, the lessons are designed with minimal technical jargons to ensure anyone with little knowledge about computers or IT can gain a basic understanding on the above concepts. This course may act as an essential pre-requisite for those who aim to take any computing related training – specifically in Cloud Computing (e.g. Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure), Cyber Security or any computer network related course. If you are an IT person, you probably would not find anything new in this course; but may get help from this course to clarify your understanding on the topics covered. This is a basic and beginner level course.

4 sections • 11 lectures • 2h 4m total length

Why Take This Course?10:51
Explore the big picture of cloud computing, virtualization, and computer networks from a non-technical view to understand basic concepts, usefulness, and career opportunities in this introductory course.
Course Overview6:20

Introduction to Cloud Computing and Virtualization18:55
Explore cloud computing and virtualization, defining remote data centers, on-demand pay-as-you-go resources, and how virtualization via hypervisors enables multiple virtual machines on one physical computer.
Test Your Knowledge: Introduction to Cloud Computing and Virtualization
Practical Demonstration of Virtualization7:53
This practical demonstration shows a type 2 hypervisor running multiple virtual machines on one host, illustrating how RAM, processing power, and storage impact performance and costs.
Test Your Knowledge: Practical Demonstration of Virtualization
Creating a Virtual Machine and Installing Kali Linux23:09
Create a virtual machine on a type 2 hypervisor to install Kali Linux on a Windows host, configuring RAM and storage and booting from a bootable CD.
Practical Demonstration of IaaS, PaaS and SaaS6:55
Explore infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, and software as a service through hands-on demonstrations of creating virtual machines, managing networks, and deploying software.
Test Your Knowledge: Practical Demonstration of IaaS, PaaS and SaaS

Introduction to Computer Networks7:42
Test Your Knowledge: Introduction to Computer Networks
IP Address14:17
Explore how IP addresses serve as unique identifiers in networks, covering IPv4 and IPv6, and distinguish public from private ranges, including subnetting and networks within networks.
Test Your Knowledge: IP Address
Virtual Private Network (VPN)7:20
Test Your Knowledge: Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Accounting, Authentication and Authorization13:31
Explore accounting, authentication, and authorization concepts and illustrate how Linux Mint shows super user, administrator, and standard user permissions during login and file operations.
Test Your Knowledge: Accounting, Authentication and Authorization
Test Your Overall Knowledge

Overall Course Objective:

To understand basic concepts of Cloud Computing, Virtualization and Computer Networks.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand what is Cloud Computing.
Understand What is Virtualization.
Understand Cloud Types and Cloud Service Deployment Models (IaaS*, PaaS*, SaaS*).
Learn How to Create Virtual Machines (VM) using Hypervisors (type-2).
Understand Computer Networks and IP Addressing.

* IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service

* PaaS – Platform as a Service

* SaaS – Software as a Service

Course Outline:

Cloud Computing: Concept, Definition, Cloud Types and Service Deployment Models.
Concept of Virtualization
Demonstration of Virtualization using Type-2 Hypervisor and VMs
Creating a VM and install Kali Linux on the VM
Demonstration of IaaS, PaaS and SaaS through real life examples
Computer Networks: Concept, Gateway, Router, Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN).
IP Address: Concept, Public IP, Private IP, IPv4, Subnet.
AAA (Accounting, Authentication and Authorization): Concept, Real Life Demonstration of AAA.

Anyone who is interested to learn the basic concepts of Cloud Computing, Virtualization and Computer Networks in general. The course is for anyone with or without IT background.