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  • Paperback: 552 pages
  • Publisher: Cisco Press; illustrated edition edition (6 May 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1587201011
  • ISBN-13: 978-1587201011
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 18 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 220,019 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Your first step into the world of computer networking

  • No experience required
  • Includes clear and easily understood explanations
  • Makes learning easy

Your first step to computer networking begins here!

  • Learn basic networking terminology
  • Understand how information is routed from place to place
  • Explore Internet connectivity secrets
  • Protect your computer from intrusion
  • Build local-area networks (LANs)

Welcome to the world of networking!


Networking and the Internet touch our lives in untold ways every day. From connecting our computers together at home and surfing the net at high speeds to editing and sharing digital music and video, computer networking has become both ubiquitous and indispensable.

 

No experience needed!


Computer Networking First-Step explains the basics of computer networking in easy-to-grasp language that all of us can understand. This book takes you on a guided tour of the core technologies that make up network and Internet traffic. Whether you are looking to take your first step into a career in networking or are interested in just gaining a conversational knowledge of the technology, this book is for you!

 



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Your first step into the world of computer networking

  • No experience required
  • Includes clear and easily understood explanations
  • Makes learning easy

Your first step to computer networking begins here!

  • Learn basic networking terminology
  • Understand how information is routed from place to place
  • Explore Internet connectivity secrets
  • Protect your computer from intrusion
  • Build local-area networks (LANs)

Welcome to the world of networking!


Networking and the Internet touch our lives in untold ways every day. From connecting our computers together at home and surfing the net at high speeds to editing and sharing digital music and video, computer networking has become both ubiquitous and indispensable.

 

No experience needed!


Computer Networking First-Step explains the basics of computer networking in easy-to-grasp language that all of us can understand. This book takes you on a guided tour of the core technologies that make up network and Internet traffic. Whether you are looking to take your first step into a career in networking or are interested in just gaining a conversational knowledge of the technology, this book is for you!

 



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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding intro, 17 Jan 2006
By Ramses "Alexandria's Library" (Egypt) - See all my reviews
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This is an absolutely outstanding book for an introduction to computer networking. It is a perfect self-study tool, with self-tests (answers provided). The author's style is very friendly and casual, without being condescending. The book also anticipates many of the questions you are likely to be asking yourself at any point, and there is no unreasonable cisco product advertising.
A very good work to get started in networking. Afterwards you can follow with the other books in the First-step series, or Tanenbaum "Computer Networks".
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction, 13 Oct 2004
By JohnA (Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This book provides an excellent introduction to the complex subject of computer networking. The writer moves effortlessly from the most basic concepts (what is a network?) through to routing, switching, the different networking protocols and on to frame relays and basic security. The writing style is concise and entertaining and avoids being dry and overly technical. Anyone who has read this book will be equipped with a firm understanding of networking fundamentals and be ready to move on to more specialised areas. This should be a standard text both for IT students and new IT professionals. Even those who have been in the business for a few years but need to brush up on their networking basics will benefit.

This book is from Cisco Press's new 'First Steps' series which also includes:

Network Security First-Step, LAN Switching First-Step, Wireless Networks First-Step, Routing First-Step, and TCP/IP First-Step.

I would be interested to find out if the other books in the series are of the same, very high standard.

Thoroughly recommended.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gentle but effective introduction, 4 Feb 2008
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An excellent book which has clearly been written by a person who is highly skilled in the art of communication. You will learn far more than one would expect to learn from an introductory book.
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