CHAPTER1
What Is a Network?
In this chapter, you will learn about
• The definition of the modern network and why AV professionals might want to use one
• Network classifications
• Network topologies
• Network architectures
• Networking standards and organizations
It’s easy to say this book is about networking. But what does that really mean? What is a network? Forgive what may seem like an obvious question. Computer networks have been around for so long, but have had an impact on professional audiovisual systems so recently, that it would be presumptuous to think we are all on the same page.
This chapter begins by defining a network the way information technology (IT) professionals have defined it for years. It explains why networking is so ...
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