Many companies now network their computers or plan to do so; they use or will need to use a local area network (LAN), which is a cabling system that enables computers to be interconnected. This book provides a nontechnical introduction to LAN and is intended for managers in business who must make buying decisions regarding their companies' networks.
| ISBN | 1850321639 | | DEWEY | 004.6 | | ISBN13 | 9781850321637
(What's this?) | | DEWEY edition | DC20 | | Publisher | Cengage Learning EMEA | | Pages | 224 | | Imprint | Cengage Learning EMEA | | Volumes | 001 | | Format | Paperback | | Published in | London | | Publication date | 01 Apr 1996 | | Height (mm) | 240 | | Library of Congress | QA | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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1. The evolution of enterprise networking 2. LAN media: cabling, topologies, overview of access methods (Ethernet, Token-Ring, FDDI) 3. Network operating systems, with 2 parts about Novell NetWare and Microsoft LAN Manager 4. Hubs 5. Bridges and Routers 6. Network Management 7. Definition and use of LAN applications: e-mail, FAX gateways, mainframe access gateways, network database systems, workgroup applications, electronic document management. 8. Case studies.
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