Home Networks & Wi-Fi · Course 1
How Home Internet Works
Understand your modem, router, speed and who to call.
- 1Modem, Router and Your Internet Company9 min · Meet the boxes that bring the internet into your home.
- 2Internet Speed Explained10 min · Read a speed test and learn how much speed your home needs.
- 3Wired or Wi-Fi?8 min · Know when a cable beats Wi-Fi, and what powerline and mesh do.
- 4Whose Problem Is It?9 min · Work out if trouble is your ISP, your Wi-Fi or one device.
- 5Challenge: The Slow Evening Internet12 min · Help a family find out why their internet crawls every evening.
Hands-on
Do it on the practice computer
Lessons have labs you can try in your browser, plus questions that earn points toward the Home Networker badge.
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