LAN Switch

Read: How Stuff Works LAN Switch.

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the Backbone of a network? Why is it important for the backbone to have faster transfer rates than the rest of the network?
2. Name the four network topologies. Explain how each works. What might be some advantages and disadvantages of each?
3. What are some advantages of a switched network over a network that uses a hub?
4. Explain the difference between a switch, a hub, and a router.
5. What is packet switching? What are the three ways that packet switching can occur?
6. What is redundancy and why is it important?
7. What does STP do? Why is it needed?
8. What is a VLAN? Why would a company want one?

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