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== Overview ==
Packet Tracer can be run on Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS. Apps for mobile operating systems like [[Android (operating system)|Android]]<ref>{{
In addition to simulating certain aspects of [[computer networks]], Packet Tracer can also be used for collaboration. As of Packet Tracer 5.0, Packet Tracer supports a multi-user system that enables multiple users to connect multiple topologies together over a [[computer network]].<ref name="Development of a simulated Internet for education">{{cite journal|url=http://journals.co-action.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/7777|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816061022/http://journals.co-action.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/7777|title=Development of a Simulated Internet for Education|author=Andrew Smith|journal=Research in Learning Technology|date=31 August 2011|archivedate=2017-08-16}}</ref> Packet Tracer also allows instructors to create activities that students have to complete.{{cn|date=February 2023}} Packet Tracer is often used in educational settings as a learning aid.<ref name="designPatterns">{{cite web|url=https://www.education.umd.edu/EDMS/mislevy/CiscoPapers/DPs_for_Learning.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816021935/https://www.education.umd.edu/EDMS/mislevy/CiscoPapers/DPs_for_Learning.pdf|title=Simulation-Based Environment for a Community of Instructors: Design Patterns for Learning and Assessment|author=Dennis C. Frezzo|author2=John T. Behrens|author3=Robert J. Mislevy|archive-date=2017-08-16|accessdate=26 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="teaching">{{cite journal |last1=Zhang |first1=Yongbin |last2=Liang |first2=Ronghua |last3=Ma |first3=Huiling |title=Teaching Innovation in Computer Network Course for Undergraduate Students with Packet Tracer |journal=IERI Procedia |date=2012 |volume=2 |pages=504–510 |doi=10.1016/j.ieri.2012.06.124 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Cisco Systems claims that Packet Tracer is useful for network experimentation.<ref name="datasheet">{{cite web|url=http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/training-events/netacad/course_catalog/docs/Cisco_PacketTracer_DS.pdf|title=Cisco Packet Tracer|publisher=Cisco Networking Academy|accessdate=26 August 2018}}</ref>
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