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 ...
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