Chapter 5

Networking Concepts

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

  • What are the different types of transmission media used in networking?

  • What are the different types of network devices?

  • What are some common communication protocols and standards?

  • What is the TCP/IP model?

  • What are TCP and UDP protocols, what ports do they use, and what are their purposes?

  • What are the various Wi-Fi networking standards?

  • What are the different network types and their characteristics?

  • What are TCP/IP services?

  • What are the most common TCP/IP ports?

  • What are ISP broadband technologies?

  • What are cloud computing technologies?

Key Terms

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