Computer Networks and Internets

Contains various network component specifications and photos with explanation. Following networking topics are covered

• Motivation and Tools
• Network Programming And Applications
• Transmission Media
• Local Asynchronous Communication (RS-232)
• Long-Distance Communication (Carriers, Modulation, And Modems)
• Packets, Frames, And Error Detection
• LAN Technologies And Network Topology
• Hardware Addressing And Frame Type Identification
• LAN Wiring, Physical Topology, And Interface Hardware
• Extending LANs: Fiber Modems, Repeaters, Bridges, and Switches
• Long-Distance And Local Loop Digital Technologies
• WAN Technologies And Routing
• Connection-Oriented Networking And ATM
• Network Characteristics: Ownership, Service Paradigm, And Performance
• Protocols And Layering
• Internetworking: Concepts, Architecture, and Protocols
• IP: Internet Protocol Addresses
• Binding Protocol Addresses (ARP)
• IP Datagrams And Datagram Forwarding
• IP Encapsulation, Fragmentation, And Reassembly
• The Future IP (IPv6)
• An Error Reporting Mechanism (ICMP)
• UDP: Datagram Transport Service
• TCP: Reliable Transport Service
• Network Address Translation
• Internet Routing
• Client-Server Interaction
• The Socket Interface
• Example Of A Client And A Server
• Naming With The Domain Name System
• Electronic Mail Representation And Transfer
• IP Telephony (VoIP)
• File Transfer And Remote File Access
• World Wide Web Pages And Browsing
• Dynamic Web Document Technologies (CGI, ASP, JSP, PHP, ColdFusion)
• Active Web Document Technologies (Java, JavaScript)
• RPC and Middleware
• Network Management (SNMP)
• Network Security
• Initialization (Configuration)

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