Networking Essentials Companion Guide

Networking Essentials Companion Guide

by Cisco Networking Academy
Released March 2022
Publisher(s): Cisco Press
ISBN: 9780137660162

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Book description

Networking Essentials Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Networking Essentials course in the Cisco Networking Academy.

Networking is at the heart of the digital transformation. The network is essential to many business functions today, including business-critical data and operations, cybersecurity, and so much more. A wide variety of career paths rely on the network, so its important to understand what the network can do, how it operates, and how to protect it.

This is a great course for developers, data scientists, cybersecurity specialists, and other professionals looking to broaden their networking domain knowledge. Its also an excellent launching point for students pursuing a wide range of career pathwaysfrom cybersecurity to software development to business and more.

The Companion Guide is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere to reinforce the material from the course and organize your time. The books features help you focus on important concepts to succeed in this course:

* Chapter objectives: Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter.

* Key terms: Refer to the lists of networking vocabulary introduced and highlighted in context in each chapter.

* Glossary: Consult the comprehensive Glossary with more than 250 terms.

* Summary of Activities and Labs: Maximize your study time with this complete list of all associated practice exercises at the end of each chapter.

* Check Your Understanding: Evaluate your readiness with the end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see in the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. About This eBook
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Pearson‛s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  6. About the Contributing Authors
  7. About the Technical Reviewers
  8. Contents at a Glance
  9. Contents
  10. Command Syntax Conventions
  11. Introduction
    1. Who Should Read This Book
    2. Online Course Enrollment
    3. Book Features
    4. How This Book Is Organized
  12. Chapter 1. Communications in a Connected World
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (1.0)
    4. Network Types (1.1)
    5. Data Transmission (1.2)
    6. Bandwidth and Throughput (1.3)
    7. Clients and Servers (1.4)
    8. Network Components (1.5)
    9. Summary (1.6)
    10. Practice
    11. Check Your Understanding
  13. Chapter 2. Online Connections
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (2.0)
    4. Wireless Networks (2.1)
    5. Local Network Connections (2.2)
    6. Network Documentation (2.3)
    7. Summary (2.4)
    8. Practice
    9. Check Your Understanding Questions
  14. Chapter 3. Explore Networks with Packet Tracer
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (3.0)
    4. Packet Tracer Network Simulator (3.1)
    5. Packet Tracer Installation (3.2)
    6. The Packet Tracer User Interface (3.3)
    7. Packet Tracer Network Configuration (3.4)
    8. Summary (3.5)
    9. Practice
    10. Check Your Understanding Questions
  15. Chapter 4. Build a Simple Network
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (4.0.1)
    4. Network Media Types (4.1)
    5. Ethernet Cabling (4.2)
    6. Coaxial and Fiber-Optic Cabling (4.3)
    7. Twisted-Pair Operation (4.4)
    8. Verify Connectivity (4.5)
    9. Summary (4.6)
    10. Practice
    11. Check Your Understanding Questions
  16. Chapter 5. Communication Principles
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (5.0.1)
    4. The Rules (5.1)
    5. Communication Standards (5.2)
    6. Network Communication Models (5.3)
    7. Ethernet (5.4)
    8. Summary (5.5)
    9. Practice
    10. Check Your Understanding Questions
  17. Chapter 6. Network Design and the Access Layer
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (6.0.1)
    4. Encapsulation and the Ethernet Frame (6.1)
    5. Hierarchical Network Design (6.2)
    6. The Access Layer (6.3)
    7. Broadcast Containment (6.4)
    8. Summary (6.5)
    9. Practice
    10. Check Your Understanding Questions
  18. Chapter 7. Routing Between Networks
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (7.0.1)
    4. The Need for Routing (7.1)
    5. The Routing Table (7.2)
    6. Create a LAN (7.3)
    7. Summary (7.4)
    8. Practice
    9. Check Your Understanding Questions
  19. Chapter 8. The Internet Protocol
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (8.0.1)
    4. Purpose of the IPv4 Address (8.1)
    5. Binary Conversion of an IPv4 Address (8.2)
    6. The IPv4 Address Structure (8.3)
    7. Classful IPv4 Addressing (8.4)
    8. Public and Private IPv4 Addresses (8.5)
    9. Unicast, Broadcast, and Multicast Addresses (8.6)
    10. Summary (8.7)
    11. Practice
    12. Check Your Understanding Questions
  20. Chapter 9. Dynamic Addressing with DHCP
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Term
    3. Introduction (9.0.1)
    4. Static and Dynamic Addressing (9.1)
    5. DHCPv4 Configuration (9.2)
    6. Summary (9.3)
    7. Practice
    8. Check Your Understanding Questions
  21. Chapter 10. IPv4 and IPv6 Address Management
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (10.0.1)
    4. Network Boundaries (10.1)
    5. Network Address Translation (10.2)
    6. IPv4 Issues (10.3)
    7. IPv6 Features (10.4)
    8. Summary (10.5)
    9. Practice
    10. Check Your Understanding Questions
  22. Chapter 11. Transport Layer Services
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (11.0.1)
    4. The Client/Server Relationship (11.1)
    5. TCP and UDP (11.2)
    6. Port Numbers (11.3)
    7. Summary (11.4)
    8. Practice
    9. Check Your Understanding Questions
  23. Chapter 12. Application Layer Services
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (12.0.1)
    4. Network Application Services (12.1)
    5. Domain Name System (12.2)
    6. Web Clients and Servers (12.3)
    7. FTP Clients and Servers (12.4)
    8. Virtual Terminals (12.5)
    9. Email and Messaging (12.6)
    10. Summary (12.7)
    11. Practice
    12. Check Your Understanding Questions
  24. Chapter 13. Build a Home Network
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (13.0.1)
    4. Home Network Basics (13.1)
    5. Network Technologies in the Home (13.2)
    6. Wireless Standards (13.3)
    7. Wireless Traffic Controls (13.4)
    8. Set Up a Home Router (13.5)
    9. Summary (13.6)
    10. Practice
    11. Check Your Understanding Questions
  25. Chapter 14. Connect to the Internet
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (14.0.1)
    4. ISP Connectivity Options (14.1)
    5. Network Virtualization (14.2)
    6. Mobile Device Connectivity (14.3)
    7. Summary (14.4)
    8. Practice
    9. Check Your Understanding Questions
  26. Chapter 15. Security Considerations
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (15.0.1)
    4. Security Threats (15.1)
    5. Social Engineering Attacks (15.2)
    6. Malware (15.3)
    7. Denial-of-Service Attacks (15.4)
    8. Security Tools (15.5)
    9. Antimalware Software (15.6)
    10. Summary (15.7)
    11. Practice
    12. Check Your Understanding Questions
  27. Chapter 16. Configure Network and Device Security
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (16.0.1)
    4. Wireless Security Measures (16.1)
    5. Implement Wireless Security (16.2)
    6. Configure a Firewall (16.3)
    7. Summary (16.4)
    8. Practice
    9. Check Your Understanding Questions
  28. Chapter 17. Cisco Switches and Routers
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (17.0.1)
    4. Cisco Switches (17.1)
    5. Switch Boot Process (17.2)
    6. Cisco Routers (17.3)
    7. Router Boot Process (17.4)
    8. Summary (17.5)
    9. Practice
    10. Check Your Understanding Questions
  29. Chapter 18. The Cisco IOS Command Line
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (18.0.1)
    4. Navigate the IOS (18.1)
    5. The Command Structure (18.2)
    6. View Device Information (18.3)
    7. Summary (18.4)
    8. Practice
    9. Check Your Understanding Questions
  30. Chapter 19. Build a Small Cisco Network
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Term
    3. Introduction (19.0.1)
    4. Basic Switch Configuration (19.1)
    5. Configure Initial Router Settings (19.2)
    6. Secure the Devices (19.3)
    7. Connecting the Switch to the Router (19.4)
    8. Summary (19.5)
    9. Practice
    10. Check Your Understanding Questions
  31. Chapter 20. Troubleshoot Common Network Problems
    1. Objectives
    2. Key Terms
    3. Introduction (20.0.1)
    4. The Troubleshooting Process (20.1)
    5. Physical Layer Problems (20.2)
    6. Troubleshooting Commands (20.3)
    7. Troubleshoot Wireless Issues (20.4)
    8. Common Internet Connectivity Issues (20.5)
    9. Customer Support (20.6)
    10. Summary (20.7)
    11. Practice
    12. Check Your Understanding Questions
  32. Appendix A. Answers to the “Check Your Understanding” Questions
  33. Glossary
  34. Index
  35. Code Snippets

Product information

  • Title: Networking Essentials Companion Guide
  • Author(s): Cisco Networking Academy
  • Release date: March 2022
  • Publisher(s): Cisco Press
  • ISBN: 9780137660162