Describe what happens when a collision on an Ethernet LAN occurs.
What will be an ideal response?
When a collision occurs, all devices that are transmitting stop and wait a random period of time before transmitting the same data again. The random waiting period is designed to help reduce multiple collisions. This procedure represents a protocol called Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD).
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________ operations return a value of true or false
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A. trackball B. stylus C. scanner D. touchpad