Introduction to Networking Basics

Skibidi boop, let's dive into the wild world of networking fundamentals, goon style! You got your LAN, WAN, and MAN, all chillin' in their own zones. Internet browsers? Lowkey different from ISPs, which are your gateways to the web. MAC and IP addresses? Essential keys to the digital kingdom. Accessing the net from your mobile is dank, but desktop vibes hit differently. To whip up a network for 20 stand-alones, you need a solid setup of hardware and software, like hubs and switches, all while keeping it sigma. Think about ARPAnet as the OG of the internet, paving the edge for our current digital chaos. WLAN and (W)AP? Just wireless magic making it all happen. Now ship it!