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Comprehensive Networking Guide - Expanded Edition

BLOCK 1: INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING

Unit 1: Evolution, Goals, Hardware, and Topologies

- ARPANET (1969), TCP/IP adoption (1983), WWW (1989)

- Goals: Resource sharing, cost efficiency, reliability, scalability, collaboration

- LAN vs WAN: Switches, routers, NICs, modems

- Topologies: Bus (simple), Star (centralized), Ring (circular)

Unit 2: OSI & TCP/IP Models

- OSI: 7 layers (Application to Physical)

- TCP/IP: 4 layers (Application, Transport, Internet, Network Access)

- Practical vs conceptual model

Unit 3: Transmission Media & Switching

- Media: UTP (Cat5e/6), Fiber (Single/Multi), Wireless (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)

- Switching: Circuit (dedicated path), Packet (flexible), Message (store-and-forward)

BLOCK 2: DATA LINK LAYER

Unit 1: Framing and Error Detection

- Framing: Character Count, Byte Stuffing, Bit Stuffing, Coding Violations

- Error Detection: CRC (CRC-8, CRC-32), Checksum, Parity

See attached mind map for revision.

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