| Chapter
Overview |
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| 8.1 |
Introduction to PC
Networking
| 8.1.1 |
Defining a
computer network |
| 8.1.2 |
File, print,
and application services |
| 8.1.3 |
Mail services |
| 8.1.4 |
Directory and
name services |
| 8.1.5 |
The Internet |
| 8.1.6 |
Network
administration |
| 8.1.7 |
Simplex,
half-duplex, and full-duplex transmission |
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| 8.2 |
Types of Networks
| 8.2.1 |
Peer-to-Peer
networks |
| 8.2.2 |
Client/server
networks |
| 8.2.3 |
Local Area
Networks (LANs) |
| 8.2.4 |
Wide Area
Networks (WANs) |
| 8.2.5 |
Circuit-switched
versus packet-switched networks |
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| 8.3 |
Adding a Network Interface
Card (NIC)
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| 8.4 |
Physical Components of a
Network
| 8.4.1 |
Network
topologies |
| 8.4.2 |
Physical versus
logical topology |
| 8.4.3 |
Networking
media |
| 8.4.4 |
Common
networking devices |
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| 8.5 |
LAN Architectures
| 8.5.1 |
Ethernet |
| 8.5.2 |
Token Ring |
| 8.5.3 |
Fiber
Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) |
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| 8.6 |
Networking Protocols and the
OSI Model
| 8.6.1 |
OSI model
overview |
| 8.6.2 |
What is a
protocol? |
| 8.6.3 |
Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| 8.6.4 |
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced
Packet Exchange |
| 8.6.5 |
NetBEUI |
| 8.6.6 |
AppleTalk |
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| 8.7 |
TCP/IP Utilities
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| 8.8 |
Connecting to the Internet
| 8.8.1 |
Synchronous
and asynchronous serial lines |
| 8.8.2 |
Modems |
| 8.8.3 |
Dial-Up
networking, modem standards, AT commands |
| 8.8.4 |
ISPs
and Internet backbone providers |
| 8.8.5 |
Digital
Subscriber Line (DSL) |
| 8.8.6 |
Cable
modems |
| 8.8.7 |
Cable
modem versus DSL Internet technologies |
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| Chapter
Summary
Chapter Quiz |
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