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are layer one devices. |
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In the Token-Ring configuration, all the nodes or PCs in the network are connected end to end in a continuous . |
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Token-Ring LANs use cable. |
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A token is a unique binary passed from one node to another around the ring. |
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It is estimated that more than 90 percent of all LANs are . |
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A(n) is a communication system with two or more stations that can communicate with one another. |
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Each in a network is referred to as a node. |
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are smaller networks, such as cable TV systems, that generally cover a city, town, or village. |
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A(n) is a short-range wireless network that is set up automatically between two or more devices such as laptop computers, PDAs, peripheral devices, or cell phones. |
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A basic star configuration consists of a central node and multiple individual stations connected to it. |
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The topology is simply a bus design in which each node has multiple interconnections to other nodes through a star interconnection. |
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is the sending and receiving of electronic messages and memos. |
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LANs are smaller and less expensive than the client-server variety and they afford an easy way to provide home network communication. |
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Many newer office buildings are constructed with special vertical , called plenums, through which cables are run between floors. |
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A terminator is a special containing a resistor whose value is equal to the characteristic impedance of the coaxial cable. |
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