Table of Contents
HOUR 1: An Overview of Networking
What Is a Network? What Is Networking?
The Network Architecture: Combining the Physical and Logical Components
Two Varieties of Networks: Local and Wide Area
How the Internet Relates to Your Network
Intranets, Extranets, and internets
HOUR 2: The Benefits of Networking
Computing Before Computer Networks
Networking’s Breakthrough: Packet-Switched Data
HOUR 3: Getting Data from Here to There: How Networking Works
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