CHAPTER 12
Networking Basics
When only two intelligent devices are connected, simple direct connections can be made using cables, light signals, or radio waves. The interconnected devices only need to speak the same digital language and use an agreed-upon communication control method to manage the flow of information between them. However, when more than two intelligent digital devices are linked together, a network is formed. When a third device is added to the system, additional control methods must be put into place to not only control the conversations between the devices, but to make sure the correct parties on the network receive the information and that information not intended for other parties is kept private. In this chapter, you’ll learn to:
- Identify the characteristics of common network types
- Describe the primary function of the different layers of the OSI networking model
- Discuss how the layers of the OSI model correspond to the generation of network data transmission...
