Networking Essentials: Companion Guide

<span>Networking Essentials Companion Guide</span><span> is the official supplemental textbook for the Networking Essentials course in the Cisco Networking Academy. <br> <br> <br> Networking is at the heart of the digital transformation. The network is essential to many business functions today, including business-critical data and operations, cybersecurity, and so much more. A wide variety of career paths rely on the network, so it’s important to understand what the network can do, how it operates, and how to protect it. <br> <br> This is a great course for developers, data scientists, cybersecurity specialists, and other professionals looking to broaden their networking domain knowledge. It’s also an excellent launching point for students pursuing a wide range of career pathways―from cybersecurity to software development to business and more. <br> <br> The Companion Guide is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere to reinforce the material from the course and organize your time. <br> <br> The book’s features help you focus on important concepts to succeed in this course: <br> <br> * </span><span>Chapter objectives:</span><span> Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter. <br>* </span><span>Key terms:</span><span> Refer to the lists of networking vocabulary introduced and highlighted in context in each chapter. <br>* </span><span>Glossary:</span><span> Consult the comprehensive Glossary with more than 250 terms. <br>* </span><span>Summary of Activities and Labs:</span><span> Maximize your study time with this complete list of all associated practice exercises at the end of each chapter. <br>* </span><span>Check Your Understanding:</span><span> Evaluate your readiness with the end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see in the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer. <br> <br> <br></span>