two computers that want to send messages at the same time. Token Ring is specified by
IEEE802.5 standard.
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What is ArcNet?
ARCNET is a local area network technology that uses a
token-bus
scheme for managing line
sharing among the workstations and other devices connected on the LAN.
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What is a Protocol?
A Protocol is the language the nodes on a network use to communicate with each other.
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Name a few LAN devices.
Hubs, Switches, Bridges and Routers
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What is a HUB?
HUB is a passive network device (physical layer device) that allows network nodes to
communicate with each other. The packets received on each port will be broadcasted to
all ports on the hub. In hubs the bandwidth is shared between all connected devices.
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What is a Switch?
Switch is a network device (layer II) that provides dedicated connections for network
nodes. Unlike hubs that broadcast packets to all ports, switches provide dedicated
bandwidth between source and destination ports.
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What is a Bridge?
Bridges are network devices (Layer II) that can be used to segment LANs and are used to
provide more control on the network traffic.
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What is a Router?
Routers are network devices (layer III) that are used for connecting different networks
and are responsible for routing packets from source to destination based on their routing
table.
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What does NIC stands for?
Network Interface Card.
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What is a MAC address?
MAC address is a unique 6byte number that is burned into each card when it is
manufactured.
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What are the main networking components needed to setup
networking on a computer?
Client, adapter and protocol are the three components needed to setup a network between
two computers.
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What is a network card driver?
