How to learn networking basics for IT jobs?

Networking simply means, how computers talk to each other. In the basic understanding, your phone talking to WiFi, your laptop sending an email and your Instagram loading a photo, this all is networking.

The truth is, if you use WhatsApp and Instagram daily, then you already know 50% of networking, its all that, you don't know is, the names. And by following the simple guidance, you will be able to understand and learn a-lot things, without scaring your mind. So let's not have any delays, and dive into the main concept.

➡️ Stop Thinking It's Complicated : Start With What You Know

it's obvious, if you are thinking to learn and build a career in networking field then you must have gained a-little idea about networking, right! So, in the first step, we will be forgetting about routers, switches, protocols for now and using some real-life examples to make you aware with some basic terms:

• In real life what you call your home address is IP address in networking term, which means Unique address for your computer on internet, through your IP address, you will be found, even if you are in any corner of the world.

• In real life, we use WhatsApp group and in networking term, it's network, which is a group of devices connected and talking to each other.

➡️ 3 Weeks Road map | Give Your 30-minutes Daily

Week 1: Just Observe How Internet Works

In the first week, just start with understanding how fast the internet works, as we all use internet / Google search daily, and how fast it responds on your search, that's all, and just type 'What is my IP', you will see some number like 197.756.3.0, that is your home address in networking language.

You learn the difference between WiFi and mobile data. You can even question yourself, like why WiFi gets slow when 5 people use it together? This way, you will be aware about IP address and ping means.

Week 2: Learn the 3 Main Things That Makes internet Work

Understand the 3 building blocks without memorising it. Which are:

(I): IP Address : This is your home address in your laptop or system's language.
(II): Router : This is your internet's postman, It decides where to send your data. Your home WiFi router does this.
(III): Cable or WiFi : The road. Data travels through cable or wireless WiFi signals.

If you understood that much, now you are able to draw a basic network on a paper and can explain it to anyone.

Week 3: Try One Free Tool, Learn 1 Job Term

Start having a feel like, you already started working as an IT support. By trying this free tool, and that is Cisco Packet Tracer:

It's free and looks like a game. Just download it from Cisco website, drag and drop 2 laptops and 1 router on screen and connect them with a wire. Now click 'Send message' from one laptop to another, here you just created a small network.

In our suggestion, you can choose the term 'Troubleshooting' at first. This is 70% of IT jobs, so you can start with this.

How This Gets You a Job

One question might be running in your mind, that:

Job Title:

IT support Executive / Helpdesk Executive

What Will Be The Task:

Fix WiFi Issues, check for internet connection, help employees with laptop problems.

Salary:

Rs.20,000 to Rs.35,000 for freshers.

rozgargyan.com has so many opportunities in the field of networking, so even if you completed this much of learning, you can be eligible for application. And then just jump on to the next step.

So, this step one skill can also get you a decent job. Stay tuned with rozgargyan.com for more information in networking field, to become a network engineer!