Category 5 A name given to cabling rated to carry transmissions of 100 Mbps or faster. Category 5 cabling is required for 100BaseT networks. Ethernet Ethernet is the most widely used LAN technology. Most businesses installing a network today use Ethernet technology. Ethernet connects up to 1,024 nodes at 10 Mbps over twisted pair, coax and optical fiber.
All stations share the total bandwidth within the network segment.
Any software which allows users to share ideas, exchange information, or work on the same project from different locations. Hub A type of hardware used in 10BaseT and 100BaseT networks that connects all the cabling from computers and peripherals. The protocol used by Novell NetWare to send data over a network. License A license is what you actually pay for when you buy software. A proprietary type of network used with small numbers of Macintosh computers.