CompTIA® A+ Exam Prep (Exams A+ Essentials, 220-602, 220-603, 220-604)

Chapter 20. Basic Networking Concepts

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Terms you’ll need to understand:

• TCP/IP

• Protocols

• UTP

• Bandwidth

• Full duplex

• Plenum

• Subnet

• IPX/SPX

• NWLINK

• NETBEUI

• NETBIOS

• Twisted pair

• Coaxial cable

• Peer-to-peer

• Client/server

• Network cards

• Bluetooth

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Exam objectives you’ll learn in this chapter:

Essentials 5.1—Identify the fundamental principles of networks.

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Describe basic networking concepts.

• Addressing

• Bandwidth

• Status indicators

• Protocols (for example, TCP/IP including IP, classful subnet, IPX/SPX including NWLINK, NETBEUI / NETBIOS)

• Full duplex, half duplex

• Cabling (twisted pair, coaxial cable, fiber optic, RS-232)

• Networking models including peer-to-peer and client/server

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Identify ...