Microsoft Windows Networking Essentials

ThecoreconceptsandtechnologiesofWindowsnetworkingNetworkingcanbeacomplextopic,especiallyforthosenewtothefieldofIT.Thisfocused,full–colorbooktakesauniqueapproachtoteachingWindowsnetworkingtobeginnersbystrippingdownanetworktoitsbarebasics,therebymakingeachtopicclearandeasytounderstand.FocusingonthenewMicrosoftTechnologyAssociate(MTA)program,thisbookparesdowntojusttheessentials,showingbeginnershowtogainasolidfoundationforunderstandingnetworkingconceptsuponwhichmoreadvancedtopicsandtechnologiescanbebuilt.Thisstraightforwardguidebeginseachchapterbylayingoutalistoftopicstobediscussed,followedbyaconcisediscussionofthecorenetworkingskillsyouneedtohavetogainastronghandleonthesubjectmatter.Chaptersconcludewithreviewquestionsandsuggestedlabssoyoucanmeasureyourlevelofunderstandingofthechapter′scontent.ServesasanidealresourceforgainingasolidunderstandingoffundamentalnetworkingconceptsandskillsOffersastraightforwardanddirectapproachtonetworkingbasicsandcoversnetworkmanagementtools,TCP/IP,thenameresolutionprocess,andnetworkprotocolsandtopologiesReviewsallthetopicsyouneedtoknowfortakingtheMTA98–366examProvidesanoverviewofnetworkingcomponents,discussesconnectingcomputerstoanetwork,andlooksatconnectingnetworkswithroutersIfyou′renewtoITandinterestedinenteringtheITworkforce,thenMicrosoftWindowsNetworkingEssentialsisessentialreading.