Can someone tell me exactly, in layman's terms, what is an Ethernet? What does it do? What sort of network is an Ethernet? How different is it from other networks?
2007-03-01 23:09:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Please read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet
Greetings from Germany
2007-03-01 23:13:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
In Layman's terms the original definition of an Ethernet is a network which allows all devices on a network (printers, routers, PC's etc) to communicate over a single cable (an Ethernet cable). Ethernet technology made it easy to expand the network to connect additional devices together.
That was in 1973 however, technology has moved on since then and it is now used to describe the standard cables and adapters used to build a Local Area Network (LAN), i.e routers, PC's, servers and printers connected together in either a single building or in close proximity to each other.
Other network types include Token-ring, Wireless, Appletalk and FDDI. These differ to Ethernet in terms of the hardware involved in connecting the networks, the methods used to transfer communication and avoid collisions, possible network topologies and the type of hardware devices they support.
Ethernet is now a IEEE standard (IEEE 802.3) which standardises the use of Ethernet technology. A prime of example of this is the Internet where the standardisation of Ethernet has enabled the Internet to grow exponentially.
2007-03-02 07:54:53 · answer #2 · answered by Em 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ethernet is the most widely-installed local area network ( LAN) technology. Specified in a standard, IEEE 802.3
2007-03-02 07:21:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
comes from the concept of "ether"
basically a networking standard - having the same wiring, signals, etc. so that every computer in the world can communicate across this common transport medium - sort of like phone lines
used to connect lots of computers together!!
2007-03-02 07:16:02 · answer #4 · answered by boxer_short_man 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ethernet is what allows you to connect your pc with a cable to a network or internet
2007-03-02 07:11:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am waiting to see your answers......this, I gotta know !!.......thankx
2007-03-02 07:12:17 · answer #6 · answered by ozzy chik... 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
all you need to know here......
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/ethernet.htm
2007-03-02 07:20:06 · answer #7 · answered by Toby G* 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋