CHAPTER 17Networking

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Objective 17.01 Networking Components for the PC

Objective 17.02 Network Topologies

Objective 17.03 Network Cabling Standards

Objective 17.04 Network Operating Systems

Objective 17.05 Installing and Configuring a LAN

Objective 17.06 Troubleshooting Networks

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Few PCs are islands unto themselves. To experience the full power of computers, you have to hook them up to other computers. Networking is the name of the game, and Windows PCs play the game very well indeed! Networking enables different users on different computers to share resources such as printers, scanners, files, and Internet connections.

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