CompTIA Network+ Study Guide: Exam N10-006, 3rd Edition

Chapter 4

The Current Ethernet Specifications

THE FOLLOWING COMPTIA NETWORK+ EXAM OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

• 1.0 Network architecture
• 1.8 Given a scenario, implement and configure the appropriate addressing schema
  • MAC addressing
• 5.0 Industry standards, practices, and network theory
• 5.2 Explain the basics of network theory and concepts
  • Numbering systems
    • Binary
    • Hexadecimal
    • Octal
  • Broadband/baseband
  • Bit rates vs baud rate
  • Sampling size
  • CSMA/CD and CSMA/CA
  • Carrier detect/sense
  • Wavelength
  • Collision
• 5.4 Given a scenario, deploy the appropriate wired connectivity standard
  • Ethernet standards
    • 10BaseT
    • 100BaseT
    • 1000BaseT
    • 1000BaseTX
    • 10GBaseT
    • 100BaseFX
    • 10Base2
    • 10GBaseSR
    • 10GBaseER
    • 10GBaseSW
    • IEEE 1901-2013
  • Ethernet over HDMI
  • Ethernet over ...