xiv CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Networking ........................................... 2 CHAPTER 2 Network Media—Copper-Core Cable ....................... 46 CHAPTER 3 Fiber-Optic Cable ......................................................... 86 CHAPTER 4 Wireless Technology ................................................. 110 CHAPTER 5 Digital Encoding and Data Transmission ................. 146 CHAPTER 6 Network Operating Systems and Network Communication ................................... 170 CHAPTER 7 Microsoft Network Operating Systems .................... 188 CHAPTER 8 Unix/Linux Operating Systems ................................. 232 CHAPTER 9 Introduction to Servers .............................................. 262 CHAPTER 10 TCP/IP Fundamentals ............................................... 290 CHAPTER 11 Subnetting .................................................................. 334 CHAPTER 12 Additional Transmission Modalities ........................ 364 CHAPTER 13 Web Servers and Services ........................................ 394 CHAPTER 14 Remote Access and Long-Distance Communication ............................... 418 CHAPTER 15 Network Security ........................................................ 444 CHAPTER 16 Maintaining the Network ........................................... 494 CHAPTER 17 Fundamentals of Troubleshooting a Network .......... 526 CHAPTER 18 Designing and Installing a New Network ................. 580 CHAPTER 19 Network+ Certification Exam Preparation ................ 612 CHAPTER 20 Employment in the Field of Networking Technology ........................................ 630 APPENDIX A List of Networking Acronyms ................................... 654 APPENDIX B Binary Math ................................................................ 660 APPENDIX C Number Conversion Table ........................................ 664 APPENDIX D Table of Standard ASCII Characters ......................... 666 GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 684 Brief Contents