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Essential Guide to Networking, The
Jim Keogh, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey

ISBN-10: 0130305480
ISBN-13:  9780130305480

Publisher:  Prentice Hall
Copyright:  2001
Format:  Paper; 432 pp
Published:  09/18/2000
Status: Instock


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For Introduction to Networking and Introduction of Computers courses.

The Essential Guide to Networking is the complete briefing on networking and the Internet for every non-technical professional. In one easy-to-understand book, the author explains all of today's hottest networking technologies—and helps you make sense of the fast-changing networking industry. This book is a breath of fresh air—an intelligent, thorough, friendly, and up-to-date guide to networking for non-engineers.


Features

  • Coverage of the technical fundamentals and evolution of networks.

    • Provides students with a solid understanding of what the technology is, how it works, and where it came from. Ex.___

  • LANs and WANs—Connections, media, and building blocks.
  • Intranets, extranets, the Internet, and other IP-based networks—Explained in detail.
  • DSL, cable modems, and other high-speed Internet access alternatives are introduced.
  • Understanding Internet security and privacy and their crucial role in networking.
  • Up-to-the-minute wireless coverage—Bluetooth™, WAP, JINI™, and more.
  • Options for maximizing network reliability and security.
  • Key resources for troubleshooting network problems.

    • Coverage of all the major concepts, hardware, technologies, and technical issues provide students with a complete and current overview of networking.

  • Background look at the networking industry and its key players.
  • Powerful trends shaping tomorrow's networks.

    • Provides a look to the future of networking and an introduction to all the key players. Ex.___


Table of Contents

I. TECHNOLOGICAL FUNDAMENTALS.

1. Networks: A Look Back.

Reality Check. Frontier Land. The Hidden Network of Data Storage. Sending and Receiving Information Among Computers. Summary.

2. Networks: Basic Concepts.

Reality Check. Analog and Digital. Transmitting Your Thoughts. Summary. Putting It All Together.

II. THE CONNECTION.

3. Networks: Parts and Pieces.

Reality Check. Interrupts. Network Cards. Network Media. Transmitting a Signal Over a Cable. Transmitting a Signal Over the Airwaves. After the Cable. Summary.

4. Networks: Linking Parts Together.

Reality Check. An Electronic Highway. Network Topologies. Network Architecture. Network Protocols. Summary.

5. Networks: Connecting over a Wide Area.

Reality Check. The Telephone System. Wide Area Networks. Summary.

6. Networks: Internet, Intranets, and Extranets.

Reality Check. Inside the Internet. Surfing the Net. Internet Services. Internet Security. Intranets and Extranets. Summary.

7. Networks: Client/Server Technology.

Reality Check. Network Operations. Overcoming Incompatible Network Operating Systems. Summary. Putting It All Together.

III. PREVENTING AND FIXING NETWORK PROBLEMS.

8. Network Reliability and Security.

Reality Check. Network Performance. Network Administration. Network Accounts. Network Security. Summary.

9. How Technicians Troubleshoot a Network.

Reality Check. Preventive Measures. Troubleshooting Network Problems. Summary. Putting It All Together.

IV. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW.

10. Network: The Industry.

Reality Check. The Breadth of the Industry. The Depth of the Industry. The Industry Today. Summary.

11. Networks: The Future of the Industry.

Reality Check. Growth at the Speed of Light. Changing Business Climate. Summary.

Appendix A: Network: Profiles of the Major Players.

Electronic Commerce Segment. Network Software/Services Segment. Network Hardware Segment. Network Communication Segment. Putting It All Together.

Glossary.

Index.



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Author Bios

JAMES KEOGH has written more than 45 computer books, including Core MCSE: Networking Essentials (Prentice Hall PTR). He spent over a decade developing mission-critical systems for top Wall Street firms. Keogh chairs the Electronic Commerce track at Columbia University and serves on the graduate school faculty of Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, NJ, where he teaches networking.


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  • The plain-English guide to understanding how networks work—and how they're built
  • Intranets, extranets, the Internet, and other IP networks
  • Network reliability, security, and troubleshooting
  • Next-generation wireless technologies—Bluetooth, WAP, and JINI
  • Networking industry overview
  • The future of networking

Your complete, no-nonsense guide to networking: the fundamentals, without the hype!

The Essential Guide to Networking is the complete briefing on networking and the Internet for every non-technical professional! In one easy-to-understand book, James Keogh explains all of today's hottest networking technologies—and helps you make sense of the fast-changing networking industry. The Essential Guide to Networking is a breath of fresh air: an intelligent, thorough, friendly, and up-to-date guide to networking for non-engineers! You'll learn all this, and more:

  • The technical fundamentals and evolution of networks
  • LANs and WANs: connections, media, and building blocks
  • Intranets, extranets, the Internet, and other IP-based networks
  • DSL, cable modems, and other high-speed Internet access alternatives
  • Understanding Internet security and privacy
  • Up-to-the-minute wireless coverage: Bluetooth, WAP, Jini, and more
  • Options for maximizing network reliability and security
  • Key resources for troubleshooting network problems
  • The networking industry and its key players
  • Powerful trends shaping tomorrow's networks

If you need to understand the dynamic, ever-changing world of networking and how it's revolutionizing today's high tech economy, this is your complete briefing.

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Companion Website - Keogh
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©2001  |  Prentice Hall  |  On-line Supplement  |  Live
ISBN-10: 0130911267  |  ISBN-13: 9780130911261
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Companion Website - Keogh
Keogh
©2001  |  Prentice Hall  |  On-line Supplement  |  Live
ISBN-10: 0130911267  |  ISBN-13: 9780130911261
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