Day 14

Connecting Cables

Key Topics

Today’s review includes common networking icons that represent devices and media in diagrams, a brief discussion of switches and how they are used in a hierarchical network layer, using patch or cross-over cables, physical and logical topologies, and cable management.

Networking Icons

Before you can interpret networking diagrams or topologies, you must understand the symbols or icons used to represent different networking devices and media. The icons in Figure 14-1 are the most common networking symbols for networking studies. ...

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