Network+ Study Guide & Practice Exams

Chapter 1. Network Fundamentals

Domain I Objectives in this Chapter:

1.1	Recognize the following logical or physical network topologies given a diagram, schematic, or description:
	1.1.1	Star
	1.1.2	Bus
	1.1.3	Mesh
	1.1.4	Ring
1.2	Specify the main features of 802.2 (Logical Link Control), 802.3 (Ethernet), 802.5 (Token Ring), 802.11 (wireless), and FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) networking technologies, including:
	1.2.1	Speed
	1.2.2	Access method CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance) and CSMA / CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection))
	1.2.3	Topology
	1.2.4	Media

Introduction

Networks have been around for many years, long before the first home computer was ever designed or created. Other forms of networking have been ...