Computer Network Basics

Author: Li Jun / Gao Huanzhi
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book adheres to the principle of combining theory and practice in its content distribution, focusing on cultivating students' hands-on skills. The book is divided into 13 chapters, covering the main topics of: fundamental knowledge of computer networks, network interconnection devices and technologies, network protocols, an overview of operating systems, management of computer accounts and groups, data management using NTFS, implementing security in Windows, Internet Information Server, configuring DNS, DHCP, and WINS, configuring printers, setting up Windows 2000-based servers as routers, Active Directory, and setting up cybercafes. To enhance students' hands-on skills, a comprehensive case study has been added in Chapter 13. Each chapter includes review questions to help students broaden their thinking, deepen their understanding of the learned content, and master it. This book is suitable as a textbook for the basic computer network course in vocational and technical colleges for computer majors, as well as for non-computer majors as a general network textbook. It can also be used as a reference for computer network training or self-study by technical personnel.