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Chapter Listing
Chapter 1 Introduction to Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 2 Network Media—Copper Core Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Chapter 3 Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Chapter 4 Wireless Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Chapter 5 Digital Encoding and Data Transmission . . . . . . . . .199
Chapter 6 Network Operating Systems and Network
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Chapter 7 Microsoft Network Operating Systems. . . . . . . . . . 271
Chapter 8 UNIX/Linux Operating Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323
Chapter 9 Introduction to the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
Chapter 10 TCP/IP Fundamentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Chapter 11 Subnetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451
Chapter 12 Multimedia Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .487
Chapter 13 Web Servers and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .525
Chapter 14 Remote Access and Long-Distance
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .561
Chapter 15 Network Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .597
Chapter 16 A Closer Look at the OSI Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 649
Chapter 17 Maintaining the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .675
Chapter 18 Fundamentals of Troubleshooting the Network . . . . .719
Chapter 19 Designing and Installing a New Network. . . . . . . . .781
Chapter 20 Network+ Certifi cation Exam Preparation . . . . . . .819
Chapter 21 Employment in the Field of Networking
Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845