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Head First Networking Ebook

Head First Networking

Head First Networking Summary:

O'Reilly Media, Inc. | English | 2009-06-04 | ISBN: 0596521553 | 536 pages | PDF | 30,7 MB

Frustrated with networking books so chock-full of acronyms that your brain goes into sleep mode? Head First Networking's unique, visually rich format provides a task-based approach to computer networking that makes it easy to get your brain engaged. You'll learn the concepts by tying them to on-the-job tasks, blending practice and theory in a way that only Head First can. With this book, you'll learn skills through a variety of genuine scenarios, from fixing a malfunctioning office network to planning a network for a high-technology haunted house. You'll learn exactly what you need to know, rather than a laundry list of acronyms and diagrams. This book will help you: • Master the functionality, protocols, and packets that make up real-world networking

• Learn networking concepts through examples in the field

• Tackle tasks such as planning and diagramming networks, running cables, and configuring network devices such as routers and switches

• Monitor networks for performance and problems, and learn troubleshooting techniques

• Practice what you've learned with nearly one hundred exercises, questions, sample problems, and projects

Head First's popular format is proven to stimulate learning and retention by engaging you with images, puzzles, stories, and more. Whether you're a network professional with a CCNA/CCNP or a student taking your first college networking course, Head First Networking will help you become a network guru.

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Head First Data Analysis Ebook

Michael Milton, “Head First Data Analysis”
O’Reilly Media, Inc. | 2009 | ISBN: 0596153937 | 484 pages | PDF | 23,1 MB

Today, interpreting data is a critical decision-making factor for businesses and organizations. If your job requires you to manage and analyze all kinds of data, turn to Head First Data Analysis, where you’ll quickly learn how to collect and organize data, sort the distractions from the truth, find meaningful patterns, draw conclusions, predict the future, and present your findings to others.

Whether you’re a product developer researching the market viability of a new product or service, a marketing manager gauging or predicting the effectiveness of a campaign, a salesperson who needs data to support product presentations, or a lone entrepreneur responsible for all of these data-intensive functions and more, the unique approach in Head First Data Analysis is by far the most efficient way to learn what you need to know to convert raw data into a vital business tool.

You’ll learn how to:
Determine which data sources to use for collecting information
Assess data quality and distinguish signal from noise
Build basic data models to illuminate patterns, and assimilate new information into the models
Cope with ambiguous information
Design experiments to test hypotheses and draw conclusions
Use segmentation to organize your data within discrete market groups
Visualize data distributions to reveal new relationships and persuade others
Predict the future with sampling and probability models
Clean your data to make it useful
Communicate the results of your analysis to your audience

Using the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory to craft a multi-sensory learning experience, Head First Data Analysis uses a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep.

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