Tuesday, November 20, 2007

About Computer Networking: Ethernet

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Ethernet is a physical and data link layer technology for local area networks. Homes, schools and offices around the world all commonly use Ethernet standard cables and adapters to network personal computers.

 
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What Is an Ethernet Card?
An Ethernet card is one kind of network adapter. These adapters support the Ethernet standard for high-speed network connections via cables. Ethernet cards are sometimes known as network interface cards (NICs).

 
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CAT5 Ethernet Cables
Category 5 (CAT5) is a form of Ethernet cable commonly used today to connect computers. The CAT5 standard supports Fast Ethernet and other forms of local area networking.

 
What Is Gigabit Ethernet?
Gigabit Ethernet is an extension to the family of Ethernet computer networking and communication standards. The Gigabit Ethernet standard supports a theoretical maximum data rate of 1000 Mbps.

 
 
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