a channel number that tells the network how to route the data

one of several physical media specified by 802.3 for use in an Ethernet local area network LAN); consists of Thickwire coaxial cable with a maximum segment length of 500 meters

one of several physical media specified by IEEE 802.3 for use in an Ethernet local area network LAN); consists of Thickwire coaxial cable with a maximum segment length of185 meters

one of several physical media specified by IEEE 802.3 for use in an Ethernet local area network (LAN); is ordinary telephone twisted pair wire

one of several physical media specified by IEEE 802.3 for use in an Ethernet local area network (LAN); referred to as Fast Ethernet because of its higher transmission speed

adapts PDUs passed down from higher layers onto ATM cells

allows multiple devices to be wired to a central location to share the same media and regenerate the signal; also referred to as multiport repeaters

typical form of xDSL telephone companies offer to residences

a high-speed, point-to-point channel for attaching a graphics card to a computer’s motherboard, primarily to assist in the acceleration of 3D computer graphics

a digital circuit that calculates an arithmetic operation (e.g., addition, subtraction) and logic operations between two numbers; the fundamental building block of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a computer