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IEEE standard that describes, among other things briding and STP (spanning tree protocol

IEEE standard that describes RSTP (rapid spanning tree protocol) which evolved from STP

A switch that provides functions between Layer 4 and Layer 7 of the OSI model

A setting that specifies, in hexadecimal notation, which area of memory will act as a channel for data traveling between the NIC and the CPU Like its IRQ, its devices ---- port cannot be used by any other device

The most efficient route from one node on a network to another. Under optional network conditions, the ------ is the most direct path between two points, however, when traffic congestion, segment failures, and other factors create obstacles, the most direct path may not be the ---------

Complex routing protocol used on border and exterior router it is the routing protocol used on internet backbones

Combination of a 2 byte priority field and a bridge's MAC address used in STP to select a root bridge

Firmware attached to a computer's motherboard that controls the computer's communication with its devices among other things.

Router that connects an autonomous LAN with an exterior network example router that connects a business to its ISP

A connectivity device that operates at the data link layer(layer 2) of the OSI model and reads header information to forward packets according to their MAC address it use a filtering database to determine which packets to discard and which to forward it contain one input and one output port and separate network segments

Combination of ports on a switch that make up a a layer 2 segment to be able to exchange data with each other, broadcast domains must be connected by a layer 3 device such as a router or layer 3 switch

Type of circuit used by a computers motherboard to transmit data to components most new pentium computer use buses of exchanging 32 to 64 bits of data as the number of bits of data a bus handles increases so does the speed of the device attached to the bus.

PCMCIA standard that specifies a 32 bit interface running at 33MHz,similar to the PCI expansion board standard. most modern laptops are equipped with Card Bus slots for connecting external modems and NIC among other things

A type of microchip that requires very little energy to operate In a PC,it stores setting pertaining to a computers devices among other things

Standard for an ultra -small removable data and input/output device capable of connecting many kinds of external peripherals to workstation,PDA and other computerized devices