Chapter 1
Introduction to Networks
THE FOLLOWING COMPTIA NETWORK+ EXAM OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:
✓ 1.5 Compare and contrast the characteristics of network topologies, types, and technologies
- Wired topologies
- Logical vs. physical
- Star
- Ring
- Mesh
- Bus CAN SAN
You’d have to work pretty hard these days to find someone who would argue when we say that our computers have become invaluable to us personally and professionally. Our society has become highly dependent on the resources they offer and on sharing them with each other. The ability to communicate with others—whether they’re in the same building or in some faraway land—completely hinges on our capacity to create and maintain solid, dependable networks.
And those vitally important networks come in all shapes and sizes—ranging from small and simple to humongous and super complicated. But whatever their flavor, they all need to be maintained properly, and to do that well, you...
