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Networking Fundamentals

You're reading from   Networking Fundamentals Develop the networking skills required to pass the Microsoft MTA Networking Fundamentals Exam 98-366

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838643508
Length 510 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Gordon Davies Gordon Davies
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Table of Contents (23) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Network Infrastructure
2. Differentiating between Internets, Intranets, and Extranets FREE CHAPTER 3. Understanding Local Area Networks 4. Understanding Wide Area Networks 5. Understanding Wireless Networking 6. Network Topologies - Mapping It All Out 7. Section 2: Network Hardware
8. Switches and Switching - Forwarding Traffic on a Local Network 9. Routers and Routing - Beyond a Single Network 10. Media Types - Connecting Everything Together 11. Section 3: Protocols and Services
12. Understanding the OSI Model 13. Understanding TCP/IP 14. Understanding IPv4 15. Understanding IPv6 16. Understanding Name Resolution 17. Network Services 18. Section 4: Mock Exams
19. Mock Exam 1
20. Mock Exam 2
21. Assessments 22. Other Books You May Enjoy

Leased lines

I find people struggle a little with differentiating leased lines from other forms of connectivity, purely due to the use of the term leased. All of these connections require you to lease some form of service from your provider, and that's what confuses people. What I would ask you to do to combat this is to prefix leased lines with the word dedicated.

Unlike other forms of connection discussed here, a leased line is a dedicated link between you and another location. It's dedicated in that it is only you using it, and, unlike the others we will discuss, it is not shared with other subscribers. You may have noticed that I refer to another location rather than specifically mentioning the connection is to your service provider. This is deliberate, because although most leased lines will connect you to your service provider, you may also have a dedicated connection...

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