Understanding and Securing Home Windows Networks

My goal is to present home computing novices a white paper to understanding today's Internet Service Providers (ISP) offerings and methods to which you can secure your home Microsoft windows networking environment as effective as possible. Lets clearly understand that there isn't anyway to completely secure any environment from all hackers, unless you have the resources to secure your network as tightly as the Pentagon's classified network is reported to be. Obviously I not attempting to say that any home network will ever be as secure as the Pentagon's classified networks but I am going point out methods, that, if followed will provide your home network with a more secured environment than it would be straight out-of-the-box as most home networks are setup and maintained today.