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CHAPTER 1: __ LIVING IN A NETWORK-CENTRIC WORLD __

In this chapter, you will learn to:
 * Describe how networks impact our daily lives.
 * Describe the role of data networking in the human network.
 * Identify the key components of any data network.
 * Identify the opportunities and challenges posed by converged networks.
 * Describe the characteristics of network architectures: fault tolerance, scalability, quality of service and security.
 * Install and use IRC clients and a Wiki server.