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Business Data Networks and Security, 11th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2022

  • Raymond R. Panko University of Hawaii
  • Julia L. Panko University of Hawaii

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Title overview

Business Data Networks and Security prepares you for the modern workplace with networking and security essentials. The text is designed to guide you through the details of networking, while effectively training you for the demands of the modern workplace. Focused on contemporary technologies, the text starts with the basics, including the Internet, security, and network design, and moves on to the latest in networking techniques and wireless networking, with a consistent emphasis on security.

The 11th Edition will help you develop a firm foundation, with sound job-related training, in the context of the latest updates and advances in the field. Coverage updates ensure that the text reflects content essential to success with data networks and security today.

Table of contents

1. Core Network Concepts and Terminology
1a. Hands-On: A Few Internet Tools
2. Network Standards
3. Network Management
3a. Hands-On: Microsoft Office Visio
4. Network Security
5. Ethernet (802.3) Switched LANs
5a. Hands-On: Cutting and Connectorizing UTP
6. Wireless LANs I
6a. Hands-On: Using Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector
7. Wireless LANs II
8. TCP/IP Internetworking I
8a. Hands-On: Wireshark Packet Capture
9. TCP/IP Internetworking II
9a. Cisco's IOS Command Line Interface (CLI)
10. Carrier Wide Area Networks (WANs)
11. Networked Applications

Online Modules
Module A. More on TCP
Module B. More on Modulation
Module C. More on Telecommunications
Module D. Directory Servers

Author bios

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