1. Introduction - what is networking?
    
2. Purpose - why network your computers?
    
3. Clients and servers - what does it all mean?
    
4. Peer-to-peer networking
    
5. Network topologies - find 3 network topologies here:

• Bus topologies
• Star topologies
• Ring topologies

6. Ethernet network access strategy
    
7. Token-ring network access strategy
    
8. Understanding FDDI
    
9. Cabling options - find out about the 5 different types of cabling options in the market today.

• Coaxial cable
• Twisted pair wire
• Fiber optic cable
• Wireless-radio connectivity
• Wireless-infrared connectivity

10. Network protocol - open systems interconnection (OSI) reference model
     
11. Links