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Hallmark Features
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The book gives a thorough and practical introduction to a very dynamic
area. It covers the following areas:
- Data communication in networks - The OSI and TCP/IP model and LAN stan-dards
- LAN design - both hardware (i.e. server specification) and LAN infrastructure design (hub, switch, router, wiring, etc), wireless LANs
- Network operating systems (NOS) - important functions in a NOS
- LAN management and security - users and groups, LAN managers' routines, backup systems and routines, the printing environment, standards for network administration (SNMP, RMON)
- Intranet theory - how to use networks for exchanging internal information by using Internet technology
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