"Networking 101: Basics"

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Table of Contents

"Networking 101: Basics"

Introduction - Why network?

*ANS?

Components of a LAN

Cable

Cabling Topologies 

Daisy Chain 

Bus

Ring

Star

Workstations

Servers

Interface cards

Hubs and Switches and Network Devices

Peripherals

Protocols

Network Addressing

Packets

How Networks Grow

Dividing/Expanding Networks

Performance Terms

Other Aspects/Considerations

Key Points

Author: Jim Gogan 

Email: gogan@email.unc.edu