Networking for beginners : an easy guide to learning computer network basics. take your first step, master wireless technology, the OSI model, IP subnetting, routing protocols and internet essentials / Russell Scott

Chapter 1. Networking Basics -- Chapter 2. Networking Hardware -- Chapter 3. Network Cabling -- Chapter 4. Wireless Technology -- Chapter 5. IP Addressing -- Chapter 6. IP Subnetting -- Chapter 7. Network Protocols -- Chapter 8. Internet Essentials -- Chapter 9. Virtualization Architecture and Cloud computing -- Chapter 10. Network Troubleshooting -- Conclusion.

When the first computers were built during the Second World War, they were expensive and isolated. However, after about twenty years, as their prices gradually decreased, the first experiments began to connect computers together. At the time, sharing them over a long distance was an interesting idea. Computers and the Internet have changed this world and our lifestyle forever. We just need to touch a small button and within a fraction of a second, we can make a call, send a file or video message. The major factor that lies behind this advanced technology is none other than computer network. That's why it's important to know how it works!