Part I-1. NETWORKING FUNDAMENTALS
TCP/IP OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
They say the best place to start is at the beginning, and that's exactly where you are now. This initial section contains background information that will help you to understand what networking is about and where TCP/IP fits into the grand scheme of things. This introductory information will help ease you into your studies of TCP/IP, and it is particularly valuable to those who are new to the world of networking.
This section contains three parts. The first part covers a number of important fundamental aspects of networks, discussing how they are used, the standards that define them, the terminology that describes them, and much more. The second part describes the important ...
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