Networking

Read: How Stuff Works Ethernet.

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the difference between a WAN and a LAN?
2. What is the worlds most popular WAN?
3. What is a protocol?
4. Define each of the following terms: Medium, Segment, Node, and Frame.
5. Using the above four terms explain how Ethernet networks communicate.
6. What is a collision?
7. Define CSMA/CD. How do it deal with collisions?
8. How does the network know if a collision has occurred?
9. Why is a Ethernet network limited in size because of collisions?
10. Repeaters, Bridges, Routers, Hubs, and Switches are all devices that allow nodes to communicate. How does each work?
11. What is full-duplex and half-duplex?
12. What is the advantage of a full-duplex switched network?
13. How does a Token Ring network work?
14. What are some advantages and disadvantages of a Token Ring network compared to an Ethernet network?

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