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Ethernet
* Most ethernets use wire or, occasionally, fiber optics.
* allows both files and peripherals to be shared
  - for multiple protocols to coexist on the same wire
* are one of the most commonly networking type for home or office enviroments.
* baseband network
* broadcast based protocol
  - medium
  - network, in which all nodes have access to all datagrams or data packets
* broadcasting medium, similar to television and radio.
* can go at different speeds
  - reduce of the number of networks used
* come in three flavors, called thick and thin , respectively, and twisted pair.
* commonly use networking technology, used to link computers together.
* commonly used computer networking standard
* covers protocols and hardware.
* cross-platform standard.
* good example - collision detection network.
* has one of the highest bandwidths
  - very high latency
* high speed connection to the Internet.
* high-speed connection to the Internet.
* is an example of a baseband network
  - broadcast medium
  - by far the most common network type
  - fairly ubiquitous in corporate networks today
  - half-duplex
  - network technology that employs bus topology
* is one of the most popular network cabling schemes in use
  - types of networking protocol around
  - popular because it strikes a good balance between speed, cost and ease of installation
  - similar to Aloha networks
  - superior to an asynchronous connection
  - supposed to be a single common medium with multiple connections
  - the easiest type of network to set up
* is the main Transport Protocol used today
  - local area network transport in use today
  - most common form of network in use currently
* is the most common local area network communications protocol
  - network topology
  - set of standards for network equipment to communicate with each other
  - type in use today
  - commonly used technology for joining computers together on small networks
* is the most popular and least expensive way information can travel through a network
  - architecture used when building a network
  - form of local area networking
  - ubiquitous network access method in use today
  - widely accepted international networking standard
* is the most widely used local area network access method
  - type of local network
  - widely-installed local area network technology
  - name of a technology computers use to talk to each other
  - on-ramp for the Internet
  - primary type of networking used in the Internet
  - protocol for a dumb pipe, a passive ether
  - railroad the freight is hauled on
  - world's most popular network installed today
  - unique due to the way in which computers on the network decide whose turn it is to talk
  - used on LANs
* is used to connect the computers
  - network computers together
  - within sites to connect hosts
* means of allowing computers to communicate with each other
  - connecting to the Internet
* method of connecting two or more computers to create a network.
* mode of electronic communication that is at least ten times faster than a modem.
* operates over twisted wire and coaxial cable.
* physical protocol.
* popular architecture.
* protocol and transport system for information using coaxial cable.
* provides a broadcast access network for multiple devices to communicate electronically.
* really describes a physical medium and data linking.
* relies on spanning trees to provide network resiliency.
* remains closely associated with coaxial cable, however.
* requires a network adapter card in the computer connected with other computers to a hub
  - special wires to connect computers
* shared medium much like a party-line in a rural telephone system.
* simple and widely understood technology.
* standard, well known networking system, normally used in LANs.
* standardized way of connecting computers together to create a network.
* type of network cabling and signaling specification.
* uses bridges to solve collision problems.
* using a hub is like a bus
  - switch is like a completely connected network
* way to connect computers together in a network.
* works the same way people talk during a polite conversation.
+ Ethernet, Different speeds: Computer hardware :: Computer networking
  * Ethernet can go at different speeds. In the beginning, Ethernet was at 10 MBits per second. The Ethernet most often used today is at 100 MBits per second. Most new computers now have the NIC built in, and can go at 1GBit per second. There are also standards for 1GBit per second and 10 GBit per second.