Chapter 1. Domain 1 Media and Topologies

COMPTIA NETWORK+ EXAM OBJECTIVES COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

  • 1.1 Recognize the following logical or physical network topologies given a diagram, schematic or description:

    • Star

    • Bus

    • Mesh

    • Ring

  • 1.2 Specify the main features of 802.2 (Logical Link Control), 802.3 (Ethernet), 802.5 (token ring), 802.11 (wireless), and FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) networking technologies, including:

    • Speed

    • Access method (CSMA / CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance) and CSMA / CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection))

    • Topology

    • Media

  • 1.3 Specify the characteristics (For example: speed, length, topology, and cable type) of the following cable standards:

    • 10BASE-T and 10BASE-FL

    • 100BASE-TX and 100BASE-FX ...

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