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Introduction to Networks Companion Guide v5.1 is the official supplemental textbook for the Introduction to Networks course in the Cisco® Networking Academy® CCNA® Routing and Switching curriculum. The course introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and computer networks. The principles of IP addressing and fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations are introduced to provide a foundation for the curriculum. By the end of the course, you will be able to build simple LANs, perform basic configurations for routers and switches, and implement IP addressing schemes.   The Companion Guide is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere to reinforce the material from the course and organize your time.   The book’s features help you focus on important concepts to succeed in this course: Chapter Objectives—Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter. Key Terms—Refer to the lists of networking vocabulary introduced and highlighted in context in each chapter. Glossary—Consult the comprehensive Glossary with more than 250 terms. Summary of Activities and Labs—Maximize your study time with this complete list of all associated practice exercises at the end of each chapter. Check Your Understanding—Evaluate your readiness with the end-ofchapter questions that match the style of questions you see in the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer.

Table of Contents:
    Introduction xxiv Chapter 1 Explore the Network 1     Objectives 1     Key Terms 1     Introduction (1.0.1.1) 3     Globally Connected (1.1) 4         Networking Today (1.1.1) 4         Providing Resources in a Network (1.1.2) 7     LANs, WANs, and the Internet (1.2) 11         Network Components (1.2.1) 11         LANs and WANs (1.2.2) 20         The Internet, Intranets, and Extranets (1.2.3) 23         Internet Connections (1.2.4) 25     The Network as a Platform (1.3) 28         Converged Networks (1.3.1) 28         Reliable Network (1.3.2) 30     The Changing Network Environment (1.4) 35         Network Trends (1.4.1) 35         Networking Technologies for the Home (1.4.2) 39         Network Security (1.4.3) 42         Network Architecture (1.4.4) 44     Summary (1.5) 47         Warriors of the Net (1.5.1.2) 47         Conclusion (1.5.1.3) 47     Practice 48         Class Activities 48         Labs 49         Packet Tracer Activities 49     Check Your Understanding Questions 49 Chapter 2 Configure a Network Operating System 53     Objectives 53     Key Terms 53     Introduction (2.0.1.1) 54     IOS Bootcamp (2.1) 54         Cisco IOS (2.1.1) 55         Cisco IOS Access (2.1.2) 58         Navigate the IOS (2.1.3) 61         The Command Structure (2.1.4) 64     Basic Device Configuration (2.2) 68         Hostnames (2.2.1) 68         Limit Access to Device Configurations (2.2.2) 70         Save Configurations (2.2.3) 72     Address Schemes (2.3) 78         Ports and Addresses (2.3.1) 78         Configure IP Addressing (2.3.2) 81     Verifying Connectivity (2.3.3) 85     Summary (2.4) 87     Practice 88         Class Activities 88         Labs 88         Packet Tracer Activities 88     Check Your Understanding Questions 89 Chapter 3 Network Protocols and Communications 91     Objectives 91     Key Terms 91     Introduction (3.0) 92     Rules of Communication (3.1) 92         The Rules (3.1.1) 93     Network Protocols and Standards (3.2) 100         Protocols (3.2.1) 100         Protocol Suites (3.2.2) 105         Standard Organizations (3.2.3) 114         Reference Models (3.2.4) 118     Data Transfer in the Network (3.3) 123         Data Encapsulation (3.3.1) 123         Data Access (3.3.2) 127     Summary (3.4) 135     Practice 136         Class Activities 136         Labs 136         Packet Tracer Activities 136     Check Your Understanding Questions 137 Chapter 4 Network Access 141     Objectives 141     Key Terms 141     Introduction (4.0) 143     Physical Layer Protocols (4.1) 143         Physical Layer Connection (4.1.1) 143         Purpose of the Physical Layer (4.1.2) 146         Physical Layer Characteristics (4.1.3) 150     Network Media (4.2) 155         Copper Cabling (4.2.1) 155         UTP Cabling (4.2.2) 163         Fiber-Optic Cabling (4.2.3) 168         Wireless Media (4.2.4) 176     Data Link Layer Protocols (4.3) 179         Purpose of the Data Link Layer (4.3.1) 179     Media Access Control (4.4) 185         Topologies (4.4.1) 185         WAN Topologies (4.4.2) 187         LAN Topologies (4.4.3) 190         Data Link Frame (4.4.4) 196     Summary (4.5) 203     Practice 204         Class Activities 204         Labs 204         Packet Tracer Activities 205     Check Your Understanding Questions 205 Chapter 5 Ethernet 209     Objectives 209     Key Terms 209     Introduction (5.0) 210     Ethernet Protocol (5.1) 211         Ethernet Frame (5.1.1) 211         Ethernet MAC Addresses (5.1.2) 216     LAN Switches (5.2) 226         The MAC Address Table (5.2.1) 226         Switch Port Settings (5.2.3) 244     Address Resolution Protocol (5.3) 247         MAC and IP (5.3.1) 247         ARP (5.3.2) 250         ARP Spoofing (5.3.3.2) 265     Summary (5.4) 266     Practice 267         Class Activities 267         Labs 267         Packet Tracer Activities 267     Check Your Understanding Questions 268 Chapter 6 Network Layer 273     Objectives 273     Key Terms 273     Introduction (6.0) 274     Network Layer Protocols (6.1) 275         Network Layer in Communications (6.1.1) 275         Characteristics of the IP Protocol (6.1.2) 277         IPv4 Packet (6.1.3) 281         IPv6 Packet (6.1.4) 283     Routing (6.2) 287         How a Host Routes (6.2.1) 287         Router Routing Tables (6.2.2) 291     Routers (6.3) 296         Anatomy of a Router (6.3.1) 296         Router Boot-up (6.3.2) 303     Configure a Cisco Router (6.4) 308         Configure Initial Settings (6.4.1) 308         Configure Interfaces (6.4.2) 312         Configure the Default Gateway (6.4.3) 314     Summary (6.5) 319     Practice 320         Class Activities 321         Labs 321         Packet Tracer Activities 321     Check Your Understanding Questions 321 Chapter 7 IP Addressing 325     Objectives 325     Key Terms 325     Introduction (7.0) 327     IPv4 Network Addresses (7.1) 327         Binary and Decimal Conversion (7.1.1) 327         IPv4 Address Structure (7.1.2) 338         IPv4 Unicast, Broadcast, and Multicast (7.1.3) 345         Types of IPv4 Addresses (7.1.4) 350     IPv6 Network Addresses (7.2) 357         IPv4 Issues (7.2.1) 357         IPv6 Addressing (7.2.2) 360         Types of IPv6 Addresses (7.2.3) 364         IPv6 Multicast Addresses (7.2.5) 385     Connectivity Verification (7.3) 388         ICMP (7.3.1) 388         Testing and Verification (7.3.2) 392     Summary (7.4) 398     Practice 399         Class Activities 399         Labs 400         Packet Tracer Activities 400     Check Your Understanding Questions 400 Chapter 8 Subnetting IP Networks 403     Objectives 403     Key Terms 403     Introduction (8.0) 404     Subnetting an IPv4 Network (8.1) 405         Network Segmentation (8.1.1) 405         Subnetting an IPv4 Network (8.1.2) 408         Subnetting a /16 and /8 Prefix (8.1.3) 421         Subnetting to Meet Requirements (8.1.4) 427         Benefits of Variable Length Subnet Masking (8.1.5) 432     Addressing Schemes (8.2) 440         Structured Design (8.2.1) 440     Design Considerations for IPv6 (8.3) 443         Subnetting an IPv6 Network (8.3.1) 443     Summary (8.4) 449     Practice 450         Class Activities 450         Labs 451         Packet Tracer Activities 451     Check Your Understanding Questions 451 Chapter 9 Transport Layer 455     Objectives 455     Key Terms 455     Introduction (9.0) 456     Transport Layer Protocols (9.1) 457         Transportation of Data (9.1.1) 457         TCP and UDP Overview (9.1.2) 464     TCP and UDP (9.2) 474         TCP Communication Process (9.2.1) 474         UDP Communication (9.2.3) 488         TCP or UDP (9.2.4) 491     Summary (9.3) 494     Practice 495         Class Activities 496         Labs 496         Packet Tracer Activities 496     Check Your Understanding Questions 496 Chapter 10 Application Layer 501     Objectives 501     Key Terms 501     Introduction (10.0) 502     Application Layer Protocols (10.1) 502         Application, Presentation, and Session (10.1.1) 502         How Application Protocols Interact with End-User Applications (10.1.2) 506     Well-Known Application Layer Protocols and Services (10.2) 510         Web and Email Protocols (10.2.1) 510         IP Addressing Services (10.2.2) 516         File Sharing Services (10.2.3) 525     Summary (10.3) 529     Practice 530         Class Activities 530         Labs 530         Packet Tracer Activities 531     Check Your Understanding Questions 531 Chapter 11 Build a Small Network 533     Objectives 533     Key Terms 533     Introduction (11.0) 534     Network Design (11.1) 534         Devices in a Small Network (11.1.1) 534         Small Network Applications and Protocols (11.1.2) 539         Scale to Larger Networks (11.1.3) 544     Network Security (11.2) 547         Security Threats and Vulnerabilities (11.2.1) 547         Network Attacks (11.2.2) 550         Network Attack Mitigation (11.2.3) 556         Backup and Restore Configuration Files (11.2.5) 564     Network Testing and Verification (11.3) 572         The ping Command (11.3.1) 572         The traceroute and tracert Command (11.3.2) 577         Show Commands (11.3.3) 581         Host and IOS Commands (11.3.4) 585         Debugging (11.3.5) 592     Network Troubleshooting (11.4) 594         Troubleshooting Methodologies (11.4.1) 594         Troubleshoot Cables and Interfaces (11.4.2) 598         Troubleshooting Scenarios (11.4.3) 600     Summary (11.5) 606     Practice 608         Class Activities 608         Labs 608         Packet Tracer Activities 608     Check Your Understanding Questions 609 Appendix A 613 Glossary 627 TOC, 9781587133572, 5/19/2016


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780134512433
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Cisco Press
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 1 gr
  • ISBN-10: 013451243X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2016
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 704


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