Tech Fundamentals
Just enough tech to make everything else easier...
Welcome to my FREE Tech Fundamentals course, designed to equip you with the foundational technical knowledge you need to succeed in the tech industry. This course is specifically aimed at beginners who are interested in learning about various technical concepts that will help them in their job interviews and when studying other tech-related topics.
The Tech Fundamentals course covers a wide range of topics, including the OSI 7-Layer model, decimal to binary maths, encryption, DDOS attacks, Layer 7 firewalls, HSMs, Hashing, Digital Signatures, DNS, DNSSEC, Containers, Backups & DR, and much more. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of these topics, and you will be able to apply this knowledge in various technical situations.
In this course, you will be taught through theoretical explanations that are designed to help you grasp the underlying principles of each topic. The course is structured in a way that allows you to learn at your own pace and enables you to revisit the content as many times as you need to ensure that you fully understand each topic.
Whether you are an aspiring IT professional or someone who wants to develop a foundational technical knowledge to navigate the digital world more effectively, this course is for you. By the end of this course, you will be better equipped to understand and apply technical concepts that will be essential for your future career in tech.
This course is constantly updated with new topics based on requests from my students or when I find topics important in general.
Join us now and take the first step towards becoming a proficient tech professional.
Your Instructor
Adrian is an experienced Solutions Architect and technical trainer specialising in cloud and emerging technologies. Over the past 6 years he has created eight popular online training courses taken by nearly two hundred thousand students globally.
Adrian is obsessed with helping his students learn and develop in the most efficient and effective way possible and draws on over two decades of technology design, implementation and fault-finding experience.
Outside work Adrian loves home automation, green technology, UAV flying and cats.
Course Curriculum
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StartOSI Model Introduction (4:46)
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StartLayer 1 - Physical (10:00)
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StartLayer 2 - DataLink - PART1 (8:47)
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StartLayer 2 - DataLink - PART2 (14:24)
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StartLayer 3 - Network - PART1 (12:06)
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StartLayer 3 - Network - PART2 (19:13)
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StartLayer 3 - Network - PART3 (15:15)
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StartLayer 4&5 - Transport & Session - PART1 (15:39)
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StartLayer 4&5 - Transport & Session - PART2 (13:54)
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StartNetwork Address Translation (NAT) - PART1 (11:00)
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StartNetwork Address Translation (NAT) - PART2 (9:38)
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StartIP Address Space & Subnetting - PART1 (14:37)
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StartIP Address Space & Subnetting - PART2 (10:32)
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StartDistributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Attacks (14:35)
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StartVLANs, TRUNKS & QinQ (16:14)
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StartDecimal to Binary Conversion (IP Addressing) (17:12)
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StartSSL & TLS (11:19)
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StartBorder Gateway Protocol (BGP) 101 (17:03)
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StartStateful vs Stateless Firewalls (14:04)
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StartJumboFrames (4:35)
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StartLayer 7 Firewalls (7:44)
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StartIP Sec VPN Fundamentals (14:48)
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StartFibre Optic Cable 101 (11:21)