Frustrated with networking books so chock-full of acronyms that your
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With this book, you'll learn skills through a variety of genuine
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you need to know, rather than a laundry list of acronyms and diagrams.
This book will help you:
- Master the functionality, protocols, and packets that make up
real-world networking
- Learn networking concepts through examples in the field
- Tackle tasks such as planning and diagramming networks, running
cables, and configuring network devices such as routers and switches
- Monitor networks for performance and problems, and learn
troubleshooting techniques
- Practice what you've learned with nearly one hundred exercises,
questions, sample problems, and projects
Head First's popular format is proven to stimulate learning and
retention by engaging you with images, puzzles, stories, and more.
Whether you're a network professional with a CCNA/CCNP or a student
taking your first college networking course, Head First Networking
will help you become a network guru.