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What is cladding?
A layer of a glass surrounding the center fiber of glass inside a fiber-optic cable.
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What is subnet?
A generic term for section of a large networks usually separated by a bridge or router.
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What are the different type of networking / internet working devices?
Repeater:Also called a regenerator, it is an electronic device that operates only at physical layer. It receives the signal in the network before it becomes weak, regenerates the original bit pattern and puts the refreshed copy back in to the link.Bridges: These operate both in the physical and data link layers of LANs of same type. They divide a larger network in to smaller segments. They contain...
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What is passive topology?
When the computers on the network simply listen and receive the signal, they are referred to as passive because they don’t amplify the signal in any way. Example for passive topology - linear bus.
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What are the important topologies for networks?
BUS topology:In this each computer is directly connected to primary network cable in a single line.Advantages:Inexpensive, easy to install, simple to understand, easy to extend.STAR topology:In this all computers are connected using a central hub.Advantages:Can be inexpensive, easy to install and reconfigure and easy to trouble shoot physical problems.RING topology:In this all computers are connected...