2006-11-06 17:19:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Yes very good answer. To expand just a bit lets also include a Router, which has built in switching functions, PLUS typically include a built in firewall, AND a DHCP server running to dole out IP's to all machines connected to it. If you want to share internet, a router is the wtg.
2006-11-06 17:28:43 · answer #1 · answered by letmepicyou 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, the switch improves throughput, the bandwidth is a limitation of the device and the cabling and the devices connected.
Simple answer, hubs are old and dumb, switches are newer, and smart enough to forward data to the correct recipient, then creating a tunnel for data packets to travel. Phones work the same way, imagine your voice going through a hub, you'd hear every fifth word or so and every phone in your neighborhood would ring one after another, then you'd have to depend on those others to hang up if the call wasn't for them. Switches make a temporary connection between your phone and the other person's phone so there is no interruption and no choppy voices.
2006-11-06 17:45:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the above answers are correct. But i am trying to explain a little bit more.
A hub is connecting device for network thats plays the role of a PA system in asembly all people can hear and talk but only the message intend person will take it while others ignore. Where as switch will act as telephone network it will connect the information only to the required person .
2006-11-06 19:55:39 · answer #3 · answered by Uma Mahesh Dubagunta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term ‘hub’ is sometimes used to refer to any piece of network equipment that connects PCs together, but it actually refers to a multi-port repeater. This type of device simply passes on (repeats) all the information it receives, so that all devices connected to its ports receive that information.
Switches control the flow of network traffic based on the address information in each packet. A switch learns which devices are connected to its ports (by monitoring the packets it receives), and then forwards on packets to the appropriate port only. This allows simultaneous communication across the switch, improving bandwidth.
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2006-11-06 17:25:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Switch is the latest device with faster data trasparency. Well Hub they used in the oldern days compare to switch. Data Transparency is much lesser.
2006-11-06 22:17:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋