Networking

Chapter 1: What is a Network?
Local Area Network.
Wide Area Network.
Metropolitan Area Network.
Advantages of Installing a Network.
Disadvantages of Installing a Network.

Chapter 2: Hardware
What is Networking Hardware?
File Servers.
Workstations.
Network Interface Cards.
Ethernet Cards.
LocalTalk Connectors.
Token Ring Cards.
Switch.
Repeaters.
Bridges.
Routers.

Chapter 3: Protocol
What is a Protocol?
Ethernet.
Fast Ethernet.
Gigabit Ethernet.
LocalTalk.
Token Ring.
FDDI.
ATM.

Chapter 4: Cabling
What is Network Cabling?.
Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Cable.
Unshielded Twisted Pair Connector.
Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) Cable.
Coaxial Cable.
Coaxial Cable Connectors.
Fiber Optic Cable.
Fiber Optic Connector.
Wireless LANs .

Chapter 5: Network topology
Physical Topology.
Logical Topology .
Daisy Chains.
Linear Bus Topology.
Star Topology.
Tree Topology.
Mesh Topology.

Chapter 6: Software
What is a Network Operating System?
Peer-to-Peer.
Client/Server.
Baud.
Bandwidth.
Channel capacity.
ISDN.
CSMA/CD.
Baseband Types.
Broadband.