Networking is ubiquitous to today's world - it's part of your phone, your computer, your tablet, your water meter, your thermostat...
However, networking can be complex to actually understand. People in
administrative positions can be at the mercy of the network. Therefore it is
important that they understand what it is and how it works.
This small document aims at providing a rapid, but complete, understanding of the various concepts of networking, the components and equipment.
There are various types of network but this will only cover the kind most encountered in today's day-to-day activities and businesses.
Finally, the data in this document could seem innacurate to an advanced networking engineer who already understands all the concepts. The purpose however is to teach the non-IT personnel to a level where they understand what is happening, not train them to replace the engineer.