Local Area Networking - Worksheet 1


Wired Ethernet

DIRECTIONS:

Answer the following questions:

1.  What is the difference between Client/Server and Peer-to-Peer networks?

 

 

2.  What does "NIC" stand for?

3.  If I want to have a 100Mbps Ethernet network, what is the minimum cable requirement (category number) that I must have?

 

4.  What is meant by a "star" topology?

 

5.  What is the "uplink" port on a hub for?

 

6.  If I use the "uplink" port on a hub, can I use the adjoining port on the hub next to the uplink port?  Why/why not?

 

7. What is the difference between an Ethernet hub and an Ethernet switch?