NETWORKING
The Uses of Networks Shared Software Shared Data Shared Peripheral Devices Backup Electronic Mail Workgroup Applications Client-Server and Peer-to-Peer Networks
Layouts and Topologies Linear Bus Network Network that makes use of a single path, the bus, to which each node is connected Star Network Network in which each node is connected via its own path to a central hub Ring Network Network containing nodes connected in a circular path
Software and Protocols Ethernet 10Base-T Fast Ethernet Gigabyte Ethernet Token Ring ARCNet AppleTalk