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Networking Fundamentals

By : Gordon Davies
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Networking Fundamentals

By: Gordon Davies

Overview of this book

A network is a collection of computers, servers, mobile devices, or other computing devices connected for sharing data. This book will help you become well versed in basic networking concepts and prepare to pass Microsoft's MTA Networking Fundamentals Exam 98-366. Following Microsoft's official syllabus, the book starts by covering network infrastructures to help you differentiate intranets, internets, and extranets, and learn about network topologies. You’ll then get up to date with common network hardware devices such as routers and switches and the media types used to connect them together. As you advance, the book will take you through different protocols and services and the requirements to follow a standardized approach to networking. You’ll get to grips with the OSI and TCP/IP models as well as IPv4 and IPv6. The book also shows you how to recall IP addresses through name resolution. Finally, you’ll be able to practice everything you’ve learned and take the exam confidently with the help of mock tests. By the end of this networking book, you’ll have developed a strong foundation in the essential networking concepts needed to pass Exam 98-366.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Free Chapter
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Section 1: Network Infrastructure
7
Section 2: Network Hardware
11
Section 3: Protocols and Services
18
Section 4: Mock Exams
19
Mock Exam 1
20
Mock Exam 2

Wired and wireless LANs

When creating a LAN, we generally have three options available to us: implement a wired network, implement a wireless network, or, more commonly, implement a hybrid of both types. In this section, we will discuss the implementation of wired and wireless networks and briefly introduce the devices that are utilized in each.

For connectivity to remote networks, a routing device or default gateway would be required, with the exception of Figure 2.22 (Wireless routers section). I have omitted these from the images for clarity.

Considerations

When implementing any network, it is important to take a number of factors into consideration to ensure your network runs efficiently. A non-exhaustive list is as follows...