Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide Book/CD Package 2nd Edition

Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Network Fundamentals course in the Cisco Networking Academy CCNA Exploration curriculum version 4. The course, the first of four in the new curriculum, is based on a top-down approach to networking. The Companion Guide, written and edited by Networking Academy instructors, is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere. The books features reinforce the material in the course to help you focus on important concepts and organize your study time for exams.

 

New and improved features help you study and succeed in this course:

• Chapter objectivesReview core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter.
• Key termsRefer to the updated lists of networking vocabulary introduced and highlighted in context in each chapter.
• GlossaryConsult the comprehensive glossary with more than 250 terms.
• Check Your Understanding questions and answer keyEvaluate your readiness with the updated end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see on the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer.
• Challenge questions and activitiesStrive to ace more challenging review questions and activities designed to prepare you for the complex styles of questions you might see on the CCNA exam. The answer key explains each answer.  

How ToLook for this icon to study the steps you need to learn to perform certain tasks.

 

Packet Tracer Activities Explore networking concepts in activities interspersed throughout some chapters using

 

Packet Tracer v4.1 developed by Cisco. The files for these activities are on the accompanying CD-ROM.

 

Also available for the Network Fundamentals Course

Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide

ISBN-10: 1-58713-203-6

ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-203-2

 

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM provides many useful tools and information to support your education:

• Packet Tracer Activity exercise files v4.1
• VLSM Subnetting Chart
• Structured Cabling Exploration Supplement
• Taking Notes: a .txt file of the chapter objectives
• A Guide to Using a Networkers Journal booklet
• IT Career Information
• Tips on Lifelong Learning in Networking

 

 

This book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Series from Cisco Press. The products in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy online curriculum.

 

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Mark A. Dyewas the technology manager and training manager for the Bevill Center at Gadsden State Community College, where he also managed and taught in the Cisco Academy program. He now works full time as an assessment and curriculum developer with Cisco. Mark also has maintained a private information technology consulting business since 1985. Mark's 30+-year career has included roles as biomedical instrumentation technician, field service engineer, customer service supervisor, network engineer, and instructor. Rick McDonald teaches computer and networking courses at the University of Alaska Southeast in Ketchikan, Alaska. He is developing methods for delivering hands-on training via distance in Alaska using web-conferencing and NETLAB tools. Rick worked in the airline industry for several years before returning to full-time teaching. He taught CCNA and CCNP courses in the Cisco Networking Academy in North Carolina and was a CCNA instructor trainer. Antoon "Tony"W. Rufi currently is the associate dean of computer and information science for all the ECPI College of Technology campuses. He also teaches the Cisco Networking Academy CCNA, CCNP, Network Security, Fundamentals of Wireless LAN, and IP Telephony curricula. Before becoming an instructor for ECPI, he spent almost 30 years in the United States Air Force, working on numerous electronic projects and computer programs.

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Introduction

Chapter 1 Living in a Network-Centric World

Objectives

Key Terms

Communicating in a Network-Centric World

    Networks Supporting the Way We Live

    Examples of Todays Popular Communication Tools

    Networks Supporting the Way We Learn

    Networks Supporting the Way We Work

    Networks Supporting the Way We Play

Communication: An Essential Part of Our Lives

    What Is Communication?

    Quality of Communication

The Network as a Platform

    Communicating over Networks

    Elements of a Network

    Converged Networks

The Architecture of the Internet

    The Network Architecture

    Fault-Tolerant Network Architecture

    Scalable Network Architecture

    Providing Quality of Service

    Providing Network Security

Trends in Networking

    Where Is It All Going?

    Networking Career Opportunities

Summary

Activities and Labs

Check Your Understanding

Challenge Questions and Activities

To Learn More

Chapter 2 Communicating over the Network

Objectives

Key Terms

The Platform for Communications

    The Elements of Communication

    Communicating the Messages

    Components of the Network

    End Devices and Their Role on the Network

    Intermediary Devices and Their Role on the Network

    Network Media

LANs, WANs, and Internetworks

    Local-Area Networks

    Wide-Area Networks

    The Internet: A Network of Networks

    Network Representations

Protocols

    Rules That Govern Communications

    Network Protocols

    Protocol Suites and Industry Standards

    Interaction of Protocols

    Technology-Independent Protocols

Using Layered Models

    The Benefits of a Layered Model

    Protocol and Reference Models

    TCP/IP Model

    Communication Process

    Protocol Data Units and Encapsulation

    Sending and Receiving Process

    OSI Model

    Comparing the OSI Model to the TCP/IP Model

Network Addressing

    Addressing in the Network

    Getting Data to the End Device

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