• Three ways a data channels can send a signal including simplex, half-duplex, and full-duplex transmission.
• The advantages and disadvantages of Peer-to-Peer, Client/Server, LAN, WAN, and Circuit-Switched versus Packet-Switched networks.
• Setting the IP address or obtaining an IP address through the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
• Network topology or the way computers are connected. Bus, star, ring, and mesh are types of topology.
• Physical topology or the layout of devices and media.
• Logical topology or the path that signals travel from one point to another.
• The advantages and disadvantages of LAN architectures including Ethernet, Token Ring, and FDDI.
• The seven layers of the OSI model.
• TCP/IP Utilities including Ping.
• Connecting to the Internet using a dial-up modem, cable modem, or DSL.

In the next chapter, the student will learn about printers and printing. It includes an overview, and sections that discuss buying a printer, connecting and sharing printers, managing print jobs, and dealing with paper problems.