Despite its reputation as the easiest of the MCSE mandatory exams, the Networking Essentials test is not to be sneezed at. Loaded with questions about network topologies, protocols, and security, the test has its share of pitfalls. This book can help you prepare, though you'll find the same information in other books of the same series.
The authors have organized their book around Microsoft's outline of exam objectives. Early chapters explain what computer networks are and why they're useful to organizations; intermediate chapters explain the OSI network model, topologies, protocols, and network operating systems. The book then progresses into cabling, network interface cards, hubs and repeaters, wide area networks, security, and network management. The coverage provided here is complete and touches on everything in the Microsoft statement of what's on the test. An excellent companion CD-ROM includes a searchable version of the book's text as well as some great test-simulator software.
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