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`Computer Networking Essentials
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`Debra Littlejohn Suhinder
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`CISCO PRESS
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`Cisco Press
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`Computer Networking Essentials
`Debra Littlejohn Shinder
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`Copyright © 2001 Cisco Systems, Inc.
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`Cisco Press logo is a trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc.
`Published by:
`Cisco Press
`201 West 103rd Street
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`Indianapolis, IN 46290 USA
`All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic
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`Library of Congress Cataloging—in—Publication Number: 2001090429
`ISBN: 1-58713—038—6
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`Trademark Acknowledgments
`All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capital—
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`ized. Cisco Press or Cisco Systems, Inc., cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book
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`Warning and Disclaimer
`This book is designed to provide information about basic networking and operating system technologies. Every
`effort has been made to make this book as complete and as accurate as possible, but no warranty or fitness is
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`The opinions expressed in this book belong to the author and are not necessarily those of Cisco Systems, Inc.
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`Contents
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`Part I
`Chapter 1
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`Introduction to Networking Concepts
`Introduction to PC Networking
`5
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`3
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`5
`A Brief History of PC Networking
`The First Communications Networks
`Disadvantages of Standalone Systems
`What Is a Network, Anyway?
`11
`Why Network Computers?
`1 1
`Benefits of Getting Connected
`The Birth of the Internet
`13
`The Cost of Technology: More and More for Less and Less
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`6
`10
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`12
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`15
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`16
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`PC Networking Today
`16
`Home Computing
`16
`Web Presence and E-commerce
`High-Performance Business Solutions
`Online Learning
`17
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`16
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`17
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`Tomorrow‘s Networks
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`17
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`“Smart” Appliances and Homes
`Phoning Home
`18
`19
`The Wired Workplace
`20
`Schools of the Future
`20
`Networking Health Care
`Technology and the Law 21
`Intergalactic Networking?
`21
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`A Brief Overview of Networking Terminology
`Concept—Related Terminology
`22
`Network Hardware-Related Terminology
`Software-Related Terminology
`23
`Design and Topology Terminology
`MeasurementwRelated Terminology
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`24
`24
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`22
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`21
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`What This Book Covers and What It Doesn’t
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`25
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`26
`Networking Certifications
`26
`Vendor-Specific Certifications
`Non-Vendor—Specific Certifications
`This Book and Certification
`27
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`26
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`003
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`003
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`Summary
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`27
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`Further Reading
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`28
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`Review Questions
`
`28
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`Chapterz
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`Categorizing Networks
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`33
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`Categorizing Networks by Physical Scope
`Characteristics of a LAN 34
`Characteristics of a MAN 35
`Characteristics of a WAN 37
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`33
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`Categorizing Networks by Administrative Method
`Servers and Clients
`39
`Characteristics of Peer-to-Peer Networks
`Characteristics of Server-Based Networks
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`44
`4'?
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`38
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`Categorizing Networks by NOS 49
`Windows Networks
`50
`NetWare Networks
`50
`UNIX Networks
`50
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`Hybrid Networks
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`51
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`Categorizng Networks by Protocol
`NetBEUI Networks
`52
`IPXJSPX Networks
`52
`TCPHP Networks
`53
`Other LAN Protocols Used in Networks
`
`52
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`53
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`Categorizing Networks by Topology
`Linear Bus Networks
`55
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`54
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`56
`Ring Networks
`Star Bus Networks
`Mesh Networks
`59
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`57
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`Hybrid Topologies
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`60
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`Categorizing Networks by Architecture
`Ethernet Networks
`62
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`61
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`Token Ring Networks
`AppleTaIk Networks
`ARCnet Networks
`
`68
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`6'?
`68
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`Summary
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`70
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`Further Reading
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`70
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`Review Questions
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`71
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`004
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`004
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`Chapter 3
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`Networking Concepts, Models, and Standards
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`75
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`Computer Communication Concepts
`The Language of the Machine
`76
`Common Numbering Systems
`76
`Using Packets
`80
`A Layered Communication Process
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`75
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`82
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`84
`Networking Models
`The Purpose of Models
`The 031 Model
`85
`The DoD Model
`97
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`84 '
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`Vendor-Specific Models
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`99
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`Networking Standards and Specifications
`Why Standardize?
`100
`Standards—Setting Bodies
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`100
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`99
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`Summary
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`104
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`Further Reading
`
`104
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`Review Questions
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`105
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`Chapter 4
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`Networking Communications Methods
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`109
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`Signaling Methods and Characteristics
`Analog and Digital
`109
`Baseband and Broadband
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`112
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`109
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`113
`Multiplexing
`11'5
`Asynchronous and Synchronous Transmission
`Simplex, Half-Duplex, and Full—Duplex Transmission
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`116
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`Signaling and Communications Problems
`Electromagnetic Interference
`119
`Radio Frequency Interference
`119
`Crosstalk
`1 19
`Attenuation
`120
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`118
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`Bandwidth Capacity Issues
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`121
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`Media Access Methods
`CSMAJ'CD 122
`CSMAICA 123
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`121
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`Token Passing
`Demand Priority
`
`123
`125
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`Summary
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`126
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`Further Reading
`
`126
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`Review Questions
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`127
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`005
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`005
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`
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`xii
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`Chapter 5
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`LAN Links
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`131
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`132
`Ethernet
`lOBaseZ 132
`lOBaseS
`134
`IOBaseT 136
`IOOBaseX 137
`IOOOBaseT
`137
`The Structure of an Ethernet Frame
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`138
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`139
`Rules of Ethernet Engagement
`Summary of Ethernet Characteristics
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`142
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`142
`Token Ring
`143
`Token Ring Topology
`The Token Ring Communication Process
`Token Ring Hardware Components
`144
`Advantages of Token Ring
`14S
`Disadvantages of Token Ring
`145
`The Structure of the Token Ring Frame
`Rules of the Ring
`147‘r
`Summary of Token Ring Characteristics
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`143
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`146
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`14?
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`14'?
`FDDI
`How FDDI Works
`
`147
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`148
`FDDI Specifications
`149
`Advantages of FDDI
`149
`Disadvantages of FDDI
`The FDDI Frame Structure
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`149
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`Summary of FDDI Characteristics
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`149
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`150
`AppleTalk
`150
`AppleTalk Specifications
`150
`How AppIeTalk Works
`151
`Advantages of AppleTalk
`Disadvantages of AppleTalk
`151
`LocalTalk Data Transmission
`15]
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`Summary of AppleTalk Characteristics
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`151
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`151
`ARCnet
`How ARCnet Works
`
`151
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`152
`ARCnet Specifications
`153
`Advantages of ARCnet
`153
`Disadvantages of ARCnet
`The ARCnet Packet Structure
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`153
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`Summary of ARCnet Characteristics
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`153
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`006
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`006
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`xiii
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`Comparing Networking Architectures
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`154
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`Summary
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`154
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`Further Reading
`
`155
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`Review Questions
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`155
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`Chapter 6
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`WAN Links
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`159
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`WAN Hardware
`Modems
`160
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`160
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`165
`ISDN and DSL Adapters
`Customer Premises Equipment
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`165
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`166
`WAN Topologies
`The Point—to-Point WAN 166
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`16?
`The WAN Ring
`168
`The WAN Star
`Multitiered WANs
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`169
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`170
`Network Switching Types
`Circuit-Switching Networks NO
`Packet-Switching Networks
`176
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`Emerging WAN Technologies US
`0C~SONET 179 _
`Broadband ISDN 179
`CATV 179
`SMDS
`181
`Wireless WAN 181
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`LAN/WAN Connectivity
`Translated Connections
`Proxy Servers
`185
`Routed Connections
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`186
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`182
`182
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`Summary
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`18'!
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`FurtherReading
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`188
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`Review Questions
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`188
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`Part II
`Chapter 7
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`Networking Hardware and Software
`Physical Components of the Network
`NICs
`195
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`_
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`193
`195
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`_
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`;
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`The Role of the N[C in Network Communications
`Selecting a NIC 196
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`195
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`007
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`007
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`xiv
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`Configuring and Using a NIC 197
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`Network Media
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`200
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`200
`Cable Types
`Wireless Media
`207
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`Network Connectivity Devices
`Simple Connectors
`211
`Complex Connectors
`213
`Segmenting and Subnetting Devices
`
`210
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`214
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`Summary
`
`222
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`Further Reading
`
`222
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`Review Questions
`
`222
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`Chapter 8
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`Networking Protocols and Services
`
`227
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`NetBIOSr’NetBEUI
`IPXI'SPX 229
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`227
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`The Network Layer Protocol: IPX 229
`The Transport Layer Protocol: SPX 230
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`TCPHP 231
`The TCPIIF' Suite
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`231
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`The Network Layer Protocol: IP 231
`The Transport Layer Protocols: TCP and UDP 245
`Addressing the Envelope: Packet Headers
`2/48
`Name Resolution
`249
`TCPHP Utilities
`254
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`Application Layer Protocols
`
`261
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`Summary
`
`262
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`Further Reading
`
`262
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`Review Questions
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`263
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`Chapter 9
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`The Widest Area Network: The Global Internet 267 .
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`The Evolution of the Internet
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`267
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`The Development of the Backbone
`The Internet2 Project
`269
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`268
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`269
`The Components of the Internet
`The Local Computer or LAN 270
`The ISP 270
`-
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`The Regional Network 270
`NAPS 2?]
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`008
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`008
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`XV
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`MAEs
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`271
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`How Internet Components Work Together
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`272
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`What the Internet Does
`The World Wide Web
`
`273
`274
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`283
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`E—mail and Mailing Lists
`Newsgroups
`287
`File Transfer
`289
`Telnet
`290
`
`Streaming Media
`Live Chat
`291
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`291
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`AudioNideoconferencing
`Internet Telephony
`292
`Virtual Private Networking
`
`292
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`293
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`293
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`TCPHP Routing and the Internet
`How IP Routing Works
`294
`An Example of a Simple Routed Network
`Types of Routing Interfaces _ 296
`296
`Static Versus Dynamic Routing
`Distance~Vector Versus Link-State Protocols
`Common Routing Protocols
`299
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`294
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`298
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`301
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`Who Owns the Internet?
`ISOC 302
`IAB 302
`IETF 302
`IESG 302
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`IANAHCANN 302
`W3C 302
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`Summary
`
`303
`
`Further Reading
`
`303
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`Chapter 10
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`Review Questions
`304
`I Network Operating Systems 30?
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`General Network Administration
`The Clientherver Environment
`Sharing Network Resources
`311
`
`307
`309
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`Overview of NOSs
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`320
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`.
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`Windows NT and Windows 2000 Networks
`NetWai-e Networks
`326
`UNIX and Linux Networks
`Other NOSs
`334
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`329
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`320
`
`009
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`
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`009
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`
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`xvi
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`Summary
`
`335
`
`Further Reading
`
`336
`
`Review Questions
`
`336
`
`Chapter 11
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`Directory Services
`
`341
`
`What Are Directories and Directory Services?
`What Is a Directory?
`341
`What Are Directory Services?
`
`343
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`341
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`Directory Services Standards
`X500 346
`DAP and LDAP 347
`
`346
`
`Directory-Enabled Networking
`
`349
`
`Popular Directory Services
`Novel] NDS
`349
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`349
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`Microsoft Active Directory
`Other Directory services
`
`350
`354
`
`Summary
`
`356
`
`Further Reading
`
`357
`
`Review Questions
`
`35?
`
`Chapter 12
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`Desktop Operating Systems
`
`361
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`361
`Operating System Basics
`Operating System Interfaces
`Using Commands
`364
`Files and File Systems
`
`367
`
`362
`
`Common Desktop Operating Systems
`MS-DOS and Windows 3.x
`379
`Windows 9x
`381
`Windows NT Workstation
`Windows 2000 Professional
`LinufoNIX 396
`Macintosh
`401
`0812 403
`
`388
`392
`
`37"9
`
`Summary
`
`404
`
`Further Reading
`
`404
`
`Review Questions
`
`405
`
`010
`
`010
`
`
`
`xvii
`
`
`Chapter 13
`
`Hybrid Networks 409
`
`409
`Characteristics of the Hybrid Network
`Inability of a Single Vendor to Provide All Desired Features
`Personal Preferences of Users
`410
`
`410
`
`Budgetary Factors
`Haphazard Growth
`
`410
`411
`
`41 1
`Multiple—Protocol Networks
`Networlo‘Transport Protocols
`411
`File-Sharing Protocols
`415
`
`415
`Multiple-Operating-System Networks
`415
`Multiple Server Operating Systems
`41?
`Multiple Client Operating Systems
`Multiple Server and Multiple Client Operating Systems
`
`417
`
`Multiple-Platform Networks 41?
`418
`PC-to-Macintosh Communications
`418
`PC-to—Mainframe Communications
`PDA-to-PC and Handheld-to-PC Communications
`
`419
`
`Gateway: The Hybrid Connectivity Solution
`Windows~to-NetWare Redirectors
`420
`Cross—Platform Solutions
`420
`SNA 421
`Samba
`422
`
`419
`
`Summary
`
`424
`
`Further Reading
`
`425
`
`Review Questions
`
`425
`
`Part III
`
`Network Specialty Areas 429
`
`Chapter 14
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`Protecting the Network
`
`431
`
`431
`Network Security
`432
`Assessing Security Needs
`434
`Assessing Security Threats
`441
`Implementing Security Measures
`How Security Components Work 448
`Advanced Identification and Authentication Technologies
`Developing Security Policies
`457
`
`454
`
`Disaster Protection and Recovery
`Power Backup
`465
`Data Backup
`466
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`465
`
`011
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`011
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`
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`xuili
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`Disk Fault Tolerance 469
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`Clustering Technologies
`
`471
`
`Summary 471
`
`Further Reading
`
`472
`
`Review Questions
`
`473
`
`Chapter 15
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`Remote Access 477
`
`Why Remote Access?
`Branch Offices
`478
`
`478
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`After—Hours Connectivity 478
`Telecommuting 479
`Mobile Users
`480
`
`Providing Access to Clients and Partners
`
`480
`
`481
`How Remote Access Works
`Protocols Used for Remote Access
`Remote Access Authentication 482
`Assignment of IP Addresses
`483
`Aggregation of Bandwidth on Dialup Connections
`Control of Bandwidth Usage 484
`
`482
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`483
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`Remote Access Connectivity Devices
`Modems
`484
`
`484
`
`ISBN Terminal Adapters
`Cable Modems
`493
`CSUJ'DSUS
`494
`
`492
`
`Configuring Remote Access Clients and Servers
`Configuring a Remote Access Client
`495
`Configuring a Remote Access Server
`496
`
`495
`
`Remote Access Security Issues 496
`Callback Security 497
`RADIUS 498
`
`Remote Access Policies
`Account Lockout
`499
`
`498
`
`Security Hosts
`
`499
`
`Summary 499
`
`Further Reading
`
`500
`
`Review Questions
`
`501
`
`012
`
`012
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`
`
`xix
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`
`Chapter 16
`
`Virtual Private Networking
`
`505
`
`What Is a VPN?
`
`505
`
`Virtual Networking
`Private Networking
`
`505
`506
`
`How VPNs Work
`
`506
`
`50?
`Digging the Tunnel
`Operating System Support for VPNs
`
`509
`
`510
`Why Use Virtual Private Networking?
`VPN Versus Dialup Networking: Advantages and Disadvantages
`VPN Scenarios
`512
`'
`
`510
`
`VPN Protocols
`
`516
`
`Tunneling Protocols
`Encryption Protocols
`LAN Protocols
`520
`
`516
`519
`
`VPN Security
`Authentication
`Authorization
`
`520
`5 2i
`521
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`Encryption
`
`521
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`VPN Performance Issues - 521
`
`522
`Types of VPNs
`Software-Based VPNs
`Hardware-Based VPNs
`
`522
`522
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`Configuring a VPN Connection
`
`522
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`Summary
`
`525
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`I
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`Further Reading
`
`526
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`Review Questions
`
`526
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`Chapter 1?
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`Thin Client Networking
`
`531
`
`The Evolution of Thin Client Networking
`Thin Client Technology
`533
`Advantages of Thin Client Technology
`
`532
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`534
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`Thin Client Protocols
`RDP 536
`ICA 536
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`535
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`X and X Display Manager Communication Protocol (XDMCP)
`RFB 537
`BOOTP, DHCP, and TFI‘P 53';'
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`-
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`536
`-
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`013
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`013
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`
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`XX
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`Thin Client Hardware
`WBTs
`539
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`Network Computers
`Net PCs
`540
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`538
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`539
`
`540
`DesktOp Computers
`The Thinnest Clients: Handheld PCs
`
`540
`
`541
`Thin Client Software
`Microsoft Terminal Services
`Citrix WinframefMetaFrame
`
`541
`542
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`The X Window System 543
`Web—Based Computing
`544
`The JVM 544
`
`545
`ASPs
`Microsoft .NET 545
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`Summary
`
`546
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`Further Reading
`
`546
`
`Review Questions
`
`'54?
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`Chapter 18
`
`Monitoring, Management, and Troubleshooting Tools
`
`551
`
`Analyzing and Optimizing Network Performance
`Bottlenecks
`552
`Baselines
`553
`Best Practices
`
`554
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`551
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`Determining Internet Connection Speed
`
`554
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`Network Monitoring and Management Tools
`Networking Monitoring Software
`556
`Network Management Software
`562
`Management Software for Small and Medium—Sized Networks
`Management Service Providers
`568
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`556
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`567
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`Hardware Monitoring and Troubleshooting Devices
`
`568
`
`Troubleshooting Network Problems
`Troubleshooting Basics
`569
`Using Operating System Log Files
`Using TCPr'IP Utilities
`573
`Problem—Solving Guidelines
`
`57'9
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`569
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`571
`
`Summary
`
`580
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`Further Reading
`
`581
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`Revieruestions
`
`581
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`014
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`014
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`
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`xxi
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`Part IV
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`The Future of Networking 585
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`Chapter 19
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`Tomorrow’s Technologies 58?
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`58?
`Ubiquitous Computing
`588
`Bringing Networking Home
`Overcoming the Limits of IP 589
`New Directions in Networking Technologies
`
`590
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`592
`Universal Connectivity
`593
`"Smart" Everything
`Networking the Family
`594
`That’s Entertainment
`594
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`Privacy Issues: Big Brother Is Watching
`
`594
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`595
`Networking at Work
`The Impact of Networking Technologies on Government
`The Impact of Networking Technologies on Law 598
`The Impact of Networking Technologies on Medicine
`The Impact of Networking Technologies on Publishing
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`599
`600
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`596
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`New Ways of Learning
`
`601
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`602
`Artificial Intelligence
`Computers That Think
`602
`Cybernetic Life-Forms: The Ultimate Network
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`603
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`Summary
`
`603
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`Further Reading
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`604
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`Parting Questions
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`604
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`Appendix A
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`Chapter Review Answer Key 607
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`Glossary 635
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`Index 695
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