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This solution of 603 words explains the importance of networking, ethernet networks, ethernet protocols, performance issues, and factors that affect ethernet performance. It also differentiates between partitioning, switched ethernet and virtual LANs. References used are included.

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Why Networking:
In Business environment, network benefit the organisation by enabling resource sharing, improving communication, reducing costs and improving efficiency, reducing errors, improving consistency by removing redundant data with non-integrity.

Ethernet Networks
The definition as referred in WordNet(2006): A type of network technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second

Gallo and Hancock(2002) refers device to represent any entity that is connected to a network. Such entities may be terminals, printers, computers, or special network-related hardware units such as communication servers, repeaters, bridges, switches, routers, hand-held units such as the PalmPilot, and various other devices, most of which are discussed in detail in later chapters. Devices can be either local or remote. The device originating communication across a network is called the local device or sending device, and any device within the network that is accessed from this local device is called the remote device ...

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