Chapter 5: Cabling LANs and WANs

Family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks, metropolitan area networks and wide area networks.

A type of communication channel that allows data to be transmitted sequentially, one bit at a time.

A local area network in which a node can transmit only when in possession of a sequence of bits (called the token) that is passed to each node in turn.

A communications, cabling, and hardware standard for high-speed optical-fiber networks.

Each type of media has advantages and disadvantages. These are based on the following factors:

RJ-45 stands for ______

A _______ receives a sig., regenerates it. It can retime network signals at the bit level to allow them to travel a longer distance on the media.

Which is true about Passive Hub?

A ________ serves as a physical connection point only. It does not manipulate or view the traffic that crosses it. It does not boost or clean the signal.

It needs power to amplify the incoming signal before passing it out to the other ports.