Networking and Administration Fundamentals

This learning path teaches fundamental networking and Windows Server administration concepts. It is a prerequisite as part of the admissions process for the Microsoft Software and Systems Academy (MSSA) program, Server and Cloud Administration (SCA) learning path. To learn more about the MSSA program, visit https://aka.ms/mssa.

Understand the principles of computer science.
Learn core networking concepts.
Discover how to automate routine tasks with PowerShell.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Computer Science Principles: Digital Information
-Learn how digital information is stored, transmitted, and encoded by computers. This course covers the first part of the AP Computer Science Principles exam.

Course 2: Computer Science Principles: The Internet
-Explore the internet's history and the technology underlying the web, including IP addressing, web servers, URLs, and HTML.

Course 3: Networking Foundations: Networking Basics
-Get an overview of the foundational topics any networking professional should know, as well as an introduction to emerging technologies.

Course 4: Networking Foundations: IP Addressing
-Learn about the basics of IP addressing in networking, from how IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are formed to how to configure DHCP.

Course 5: Server Administration Essential Training
-Learn about servers including user administration, virtualization, storage security, networking disaster recovery, and server operating systems such as Windows Server and Linux.

Course 6: Introduction to Identity and Access Management
-Explore the basic concepts of identity and access management, a critical component of your company’s security framework that controls access to your systems and resources.

Course 7: Learning Virtualization
-Learn the basics of virtualization, which lets you run multiple operating systems on a single computer.

Course 8: Learning PowerShell
-Learn how IT admins use PowerShell in their day-to-day work. Find out how to use cmdlets, work with functions, and use PowerShell in on-premises and cloud-based environments.

Course 9: PowerShell: Automating IT Administration
-Automate routine IT tasks with PowerShell. Discover how to optimize your workflow and reduce errors using prebuilt PowerShell modules, conditional logic, and loops.

Course 10: Azure Administration Essential Training
-Get a cloud administrator's view of Azure. Learn about the storage configurations, virtual machine settings, and backup and security configurations available in Microsoft Azure.