Networking 101

Author: Don Colton

First Edition: n101.1e.pdf, 2011, 262 pages, 1.2 MB, undergoing minor updates.

Networking 101: What are the first things you need to know about networking? Answering that question is our goal.

Networking 101 is a college-level introduction to data communications and networking. It covers the information appropriate to an introductory one-semester (forty class hour) course in networking.

We focus on target skills, concepts, and topics that are normally expected of students who have passed such a course. We also cover the basic skills and concepts that support these target objectives.

Note (Feb 2011): this book is a work in progress. New sections will appear and existing sections will be revised. Suggestions are welcome: email \verb,doncolton2@gmail.com,

The book is typeset using LaTeX. The author is Don Colton, Associate Dean in the College of Business, Computing, and Government at Brigham Young University Hawaii.