Computer Networks
Sheet 6 Lecture 6 Wired and WLAN Connections
Complete the following sentences:
1. NIC is an abbreviation of Network Interface Card .
2. NIC is an Interface between a computer and a LAN.
3. NIC contains sufficient hardware to process data independent of
system CPU.
4. NIC is built often for one kind of physical network.
5. Thick Ethernet wiring (Thicknet) – use Thick coax cable.
6. Thick Ethernet wiring (Thicknet) has diameter of 1 cm and max segment
of 500 m, and computer spacing of 2.5 m.
7. AUI is an abbreviation of
Attachment Unit Interface.
8. Thin Ethernet wiring (Thinnet) – use
Thin coax cable.
9. Thin Ethernet wiring (Thinnet) has diameter of 0.5 cm and max segment
of 185 m , and computer spacing of 0.5 m.
10. BNC connects to thin cable.
11. A large organization has many computers in different places is a Motivation to
Extend LAN.
12. Requirement in extending LAN - Must not violate designs assumptions in
original LANs.
13. Some Methods and hardware in extending LAN are:
a) Optical fiber _ and fiber modem., b) Hub c) Bridge d) Switch _.
14. Optical fiber has High bandwidth and low delay.
15. Fiber Optical Extension- connects one computer to a far LAN.
16. FiberModem
convert electronic signal in LAN cable into light signal in fiber cable.
17. Repeater Extension A bi-directional device connects two LAN segments.
18. Repeater Extension Doubles Thicknet segment from 500m to 1000 m.
19. Repeater Extension Accepts attenuated and noise signal and output reconstruct
signal.
20. Repeater Extension Does not understand frame format and has no hardware
address.
21. Repeater ExtensionPropagates error bits and collisions.
22. Can’t extend Ethernet with Repeaters infinitely.
23. CSMA/CD won’t work if medium is too long and has large delay.
24. Maximum Number of repeaters between any two Ethernet computers is 4 .
repeaters.
25. A hub can connect to other hub(s) and it functions as a Repeater .
26. Bridge Extension - A hardware device with NIC to connect two LAN segments.
27. Bridge Extension - Handles both bit reconstruction like repeater and complete
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frame.
28. Bridge Extension - Knows which computer is attached to which segment using a
table.
29. Bridge - Checks packet destination address and forwards it if necessary.
30. Bridge - Forwards all broadcast and multicast packet.
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31. Bridge - Does not forward error packet and collision.
32. Bridge uses source address to learn location of each computer.
33. Optical Fiber Bridging between Buildings needs fiber modem at each Building.
34. Bridging across Longer Distance Using two bridges instead of one.
35. Switch is a device interconnects computers or LANs.
36. Switch Physically similar to a hub and logically similar to a bridge array.
37. Switch One LAN segment per host and bridges interconnect segments.
38. Optical fiber bridge connect one computer (or LAN) to a far LAN.
39. Optical fiber bridge Similar to extending AUI with fiber modems.
40. Bridge Tree Use multiple bridges to connect LANs to form a large network.
41. Switch Permits concurrent /simultaneous transmissions.
42. IrDA is an abbreviation of Infrared Data Association .
43. RFID is an abbreviation of Radio Frequency Identification .
44. UWB is an abbreviation of Ultra Wide Bande .
45. WBAN is an abbreviation of Wireless Body Area Network .
46. WPAN is an abbreviation of Wireless Personal Area Network .
47. Bridge Cycle A broadcast packet results in infinite packets in the loop.
48. Bridge Long Distance Filters at both ends, reducing traffic across slow link.
49. Switch Higher cost than hub per port.
50. Some Short Range Wireless are WPAN , Bluetooth , ZigBee , IrDA ,
UWB , WBAN _, RFID .
51. Bridge Long Distance Can use leased line, microwave, laser or satellite to connect
two LANs.
52. Optical Fiber Bridge Avoids extended AUI connection for each computer in remote
building.
53. Switch Operates on packets, understand addresses, only forward if necessary.
54. BNC is used to connect coaxial cables.
55. RJ 45 is an abbreviation of Registered Jack .
56. 10Base5 uses thick coax cable.
57. 10Base2 uses thin coax cable .
58. 10Base-T uses twisted pair .
59. 100Base-T/T4 uses twisted pair .
60. RJ 45 is used to connect twisted pair cables.
61. AUI is an abbreviation of Attachment Unit Interface .
62. AUI is used to connect thick coax cables.
63. 1000Base LX/SX uses optical fiber .
64. BNC is an abbreviation of British Naval Connector .
65. RJ 45 is an abbreviation of Registered Jack .
Exercise
1. Explain why a hub Ethernet is logically bus but physically star.
2.. What are the main function of NIC?
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1.Answer: Although the physical arrangement of a network commonly takes on a star shape, with all
devices linked to a central hub, data transmission within the network typically adheres to a logical bus
topology.
2.Answer: Serving as the intermediary between a computer and a LAN.
Equipping sufficient hardware to independently process data, separate from the system CPU. The
system CPU generates message requests, directs the NIC to transmit data, and receives interrupts upon
the arrival of incoming data.
Prof. Dr. Elsayed Sallam
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