Q&A

Q1:What types of services are defined at the Network Access layer?
A1: The Network Access layer includes services and specifications that manage the process of accessing the physical network.
Q2:Which OSI layers correspond to the TCP/IP Network Access layer?
A2: The Network Access layer roughly corresponds with the OSI Data Link layer and Physical layer.
Q3:What are the two most common LAN architectures?
A3: The most common LAN architectures are ethernet, with its several cabling variants, and token ring.
Q4:What is CSMA/CD?
A4: CSMA/CD is Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detect, a network access method used by ethernet. Under CSMA/CD, the computers on a network wait for a moment to transmit and, if two computers attempt to transmit ...

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