Question: what is the difference between 10 100 and gigabit switch?
Answer: It was called “Fast Ethernet”—sometimes referred to as “10/100”—and it had a throughput of 100 megabits per second. ... It was named “Gigabit Ethernet”—or “10/100/1000”— and it is currently the latest standard. Gigabit Ethernet has a maximum throughput of 1,000 megabits (or 1 gigabit) per second, hence the name.