February 2022
Intermediate to advanced
976 pages
26h 45m
English
book
CompTIA Network+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Eighth Edition (Exam N10-008), 8th Edition
by Mike Meyers, Scott Jernigan
Content preview from CompTIA Network+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Eighth Edition (Exam N10-008), 8th Edition
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
Start your free trial
CHAPTER 4
Ethernet Standards
The CompTIA Network+ certification exam expects you to know how to
• 1.2 Explain the characteristics of network topologies and network types
• 1.3 Summarize the types of cables and connectors and explain which is the appropriate type for a solution
To achieve these goals, you must be able to
• Describe the varieties of 100-megabit Ethernet
• Discuss copper- and fiber-based Gigabit Ethernet
• Discover and describe Ethernet varieties beyond Gigabit
Within a few years of its introduction, 10BASE-T proved inadequate to meet the growing networking demand for speed. As with all things in the computing world, bandwidth is the key. Even with switching, the 10-Mbps speed of 10BASE-T, seemingly so fast when first ...