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CompTIA Network+ Certification Guide

You're reading from   CompTIA Network+ Certification Guide The ultimate guide to passing the N10-007 exam

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2018
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ISBN-13 9781789340501
Length 422 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Glen D. Singh Glen D. Singh
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Rishi Latchmepersad Rishi Latchmepersad
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. The OSI Reference Model and the TCP/IP Stack FREE CHAPTER 2. Network Ports, Protocols, and Topologies 3. Ethernet 4. Understanding IPv4 and IPv6 5. Routing and Switching Concepts 6. Wireless and Cloud Technologies 7. Network Components 8. Network Virtualization and WAN Technologies 9. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Concepts 10. Network Identity Management and Policies 11. Network Security Concepts 12. TCP/IP Security 13. Organizational Security 14. Troubleshooting a Network 15. Assessment 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Properties of network traffic

In this section, we will outline and discuss the properties of network traffic.

Collision domain

In a collision domain, all end devices, such as computers, compete with each other to use the medium for transmitting a message over the network. An example of a collision domain is a hub-based network. A hub operates on half duplex, which means only one device can transmit data at any point in time, and each connected device on the hub has to share the same bandwidth with the other devices.

Switches were invented to be smarter devices than hubs. In a switch, bandwidth is not shared but rather dedicated on each port; however, if the switch port is operating on half-duplex, the port is said to be a...

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