INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING

Essential IT Skills for On-the-Job Success

Mike Meyers, one of the premier computer and network skills trainers, has developed a learning system designed to teach key IT principles in an easy-to-understand way that will prepare you for an IT career. His proven ability to explain concepts in a clear, direct, even humorous way makes these books interesting, motivational, and fun.

Inside this book, you will learn to:

Distinguish between network classifications

Work with network components, such as cables, network interface cards, and concentrators

Identify network protocols, including TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, and others

Install Novell NetWare, Windows 2000, and Red Hat Linux servers

Install Windows XP Professional and Red Hat Linux workstations

Create network file systems, including FAT, NTFS, and NFS

Configure and troubleshoot network printing

Plan for a secure network

Implement network management tools and techniques


Each chapter includes:

Learning Objectives

Four-Color Illustrations

Step-by-Step Tutorials

Try This! and Cross-Check Exercises

Inside Information Sidebars

Helpful Notes, Tips, and Warnings

Chapter Summaries and Key Term Lists

End-of-Chapter Quizzes and Lab Projects


Mapped to the NWCET IT Skills Standards


The Mike Meyers’ Computer Skills series offers students of varying ability and experience a practical working knowledge of baseline IT skills and technologies. This full-color text is filled with real-world case studies, step-by-step tutorials, illustrations with callouts, end-of-chapter questions, challenging lab exercises, and review questions. Youll get full coverage of networking concepts including design and administration of local area networks (LANs).

Richard McMahon is a professor at the University of Houston, and an experienced textbook author. He has published Networking Administration for NetWare Versions 4.11 and 5, MCSE Windows 2000 Security Design Exam Prep, MCSE SQL Server 2000 Database Design Exam Cram, and a series of Office XP textbooks. Professor McMahon currently teaches Introduction to Networking at the University of Houston with enrollments of 200 students per year.