2007-12-29 01:48:58 · 5 answers · asked by rooster20004520 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Ethernet is the wires that make up your network. There are many different "protocols" that create the communication of information between computers in that network.
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2007-12-29 01:53:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a copy of the definition of ethernet garnered from the "Webopedia" web site. http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/E/Ethernet.html
A local-area network (LAN) architecture developed by Xerox Corporation in cooperation with DEC and Intel in 1976. Ethernet uses a bus or star topology and supports data transfer rates of 10 Mbps. The Ethernet specification served as the basis for the IEEE 802.3 standard, which specifies the physical and lower software layers. Ethernet uses the CSMA/CD access method to handle simultaneous demands. It is one of the most widely implemented LAN standards.
A newer version of Ethernet, called 100Base-T (or Fast Ethernet), supports data transfer rates of 100 Mbps. And the newest version, Gigabit Ethernet supports data rates of 1 gigabit (1,000 megabits) per second.
2007-12-29 10:00:08 · answer #2 · answered by Ron M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the name coined by the inventor. The original network was an "over the air" data network created in Hawaii - called "Alohanet".
The ancient arabic word for air was "e-theer", later pronounced ether. Early scientists outer space was filled with something, so that called it "the ether".
2007-12-29 10:01:26 · answer #3 · answered by Prophet 1102 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a standard that describes L1 and L2 cabling system in local area network
L1 physical layer : Network card - physical signal ....
L2 Data link card : it is main function is connecting 2 PC's in same brodcasting area - here u find your MAC address
Ethernet is IEEE802.3 standard
2007-12-29 09:55:26 · answer #4 · answered by amer83 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a local network cabling system.
2007-12-29 09:51:07 · answer #5 · answered by Sherlock 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋