Step Up to Networking [With CD-ROM]

by Joanne Woodcock

Step Up to Networking is a comprehensive, technically accurate, platform-neutral, and readable primer on the concepts related to connecting computers to one another. While not specifically designed as... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735605726
• ISBN13: 9780735605725
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Wow, even in 2005 it's still pertinent...

Joanne Woodcock did a marvelous job here. I can't say thanks enough for the insight offered by her effort. I consistently reference it in my study attempts currently for PC/Network certifications. No other book brings this subject to such a heighth of clairity and accurate focus. Coupled and cross referenced with other books it is a quintessential illuminator for where the others fail to link concepts. Not perfect but the best primer I've found so far. Does require some previous knowledge on networking, so not necessarily for those who are blank slated to networking.

Superb Book!

I have been looking for quite sometime for an introductory book on networking that clearly explain all the concepts. I am one of those accounting/finance professionals who switched over to Information Technology. After trying several books, I was about to give up when I stumbled across the only copy of this book in a bookstore. This book is just fantastic! Joanne really knows how to explain networking concepts to professionals from other fields. Her style of writing makes it difficult for you to put the book down. Congratulations on a superb book. I really do understand networking essentials now.

'Step Up'--just great

I can not say enough about how great the content was presented! I recommend it to novice and pro alike!

An absolute cracker of a book.

I can't put it down. If you look at what's available on Networking, then this book stands out due to its lucidity and the fact that it puts you in the driver's seat as far as knowing what there is to know about Networks. My friends watch out! Now I know my networking!As for the Networking Essentials Exam, it is a perfect starter. It takes the fear out of approaching this exam completely because I've compared it to a multitude of Networking Essentials Exam books and this book provides that solid foundation for when you walk into the exam. It gives you confidence.This is because it doesn't just teach you all about Networking as a teacher would, it tells you the story behind the maze of things you have to know about in this field. It's like a personal trainer walking you through the networking minefield and explaining things to you as you go along. It's worth 10 times the price. Nay 20.She certainly has achieved her objective of "stepping up" the reader from one level to another in their knowledge of Networking. My only criticism is; why didn't anyone tell me about this book before?

An absolute cracker of a book.

I can't put it down. If you look at what's available on Networking, then this book stands out due to its lucidity and the fact that it puts you in the driver's seat as far as knowing what there is to know about Networks. My friends watch out! Now I know my netwoking!As for the Networking Essentials Exam, it is a perfect starter. It takes the fear out of approaching this exam completely because I've compared it to a multitude of Networking Essentials Exam books and this book provides that solid foundation for when you walk into the exam. It gives you confidence.This is because it doesn't just teach you all about Networking as a teacher would, it tells you the story behind the maze of things you have to know about in this field. It's like a personal trainer walking you through the networking minefield and explaining things to you as you go along. It's worth 10 times the price. Nay 20.She certainly has achieved her objective of "stepping up" the reader from one level to another in their knowledge of Netwroking. My only criticism is; Why didn't anyone tell me about this book before?