Chapter 26. Basic Network Concepts
Chapter Syllabus
26.1 Network Terminology
26.2 The OSI Model
This is an era of global connectivity, and it is hard to imagine any computer system not being connected to a network. All types of corporate and business communications are carried out using some type of network. A network is a set of computers connected to each other using some communication medium. Computers on a network communicate with each other using a set of rules and regulations commonly known as a network protocol. It is not necessary for the computers connected to a network to be running a common operating system; however, they must use a common network protocol to talk to each other. Depending on the geographical span of a computer network, ...
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