Module : Networking Fundamentals
Module Overview
Networking Terminology
Data networks
Network history
Networking devices
Network topology
Network protocols
Local-area networks (LANs)
Wide-area networks (WANs)
Metropolitan-area networks (MANs)
Storage-area networks (SANs)
Virtual private network (VPN)
Benefits of VPNs
Intranets and extranets
Bandwidth
Importance of bandwidth
The desktop
Measurement
Limitations
Throughput
Data transfer calculation
Digital versus analog
Networking Models
Using layers to analyze problems in a flow of materials
Using layers to describe data communication
OSI model
OSI layers
Peer-to-peer communications
TCP/IP model
Detailed encapsulation process
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