Using networks

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Title:

Using networks

Author:

Derfler, Frank J.

ISBN:

9780789715968

Personal Author:

Derfler, Frank J.

Publication Information:

Indianapolis, Ind. : Que, c1998.

Physical Description:

vii, 502 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

1. Society + Commerce = Connectivity -- 2. Charting Your Network Courses -- 3. Connecting PCs for Printer Sharing and File Exchange -- 4. A Field Guide to LANs -- 5. LAN Adapters: The Hardware Heart of the LAN -- 6. Your Network Can't Be Better than Its Cable -- 7. The Story of Ethernet, Token-Ring, and ARCnet -- 8. The Structure of Network Operating Systems -- 9. Using the Network Operating Systems -- 10. LAN Portals -- 11. Fast WAN Links -- 12. The Protocols of the Internet -- 13. Linking PCs to Mainframe Systems -- 14. Telephone Modems -- 15. Network Remote Access -- 16. Network Management and Control -- 17. Network Productivity Tools.

Subject Term:

Computer networks.

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Summary

Explains and compares the latest technologies to help the reader understand the technology and put their knowledge to work. The book starts out with a primer on general networking concepts and the description of LANs and networks. The reader progresses through sections on hardware and various networking standards including an easy-to-understand explanation of the 7-layer OSI model. The book then continues onto the functions of file servers and other shared services including modems and printers. It also includes sections on network operating systems. Moving on, discussions focus on connectivity of a network to other networks and mainframe computers. The book also offers coverage of the services and pitfalls associated with the Internet.