Ethernet

A local area network (LAN) architecture developed by Xerox Corporation in cooperation with DEC and Intel 1976. Ethernet uses a bus or star topology and supports data transfer rates of 10 Mbps. The Ethernet specification served as the basis for the IEEE 802.3 standard, which specifies the physical and lower software layers. Ethernet uses the CSMA/CD access method to handle simultaneous demands. It is one of the most widely implemented LAN standards.

A newer version of Ethernet, called 100 Dase -T (or Fast Ethernet), supports data transfer rates of 100 Mbps. And the newest version, Gigabit Ethernet supports data rates of 1 gigabit(1,000 megabits) per second.

It is a type of Local Area Network, which connects computers, printers, workstations etc using cable.It specifies how data is placed on and retrieved from a common transmission medium.

It is a network protocol defining a specific implementation of the Physical and Data Link Layers in the OSI model (IEEE 802.3)

It is one of the earliest and least expensive network types.It is Is the most commonly used method of connecting LANs. It allows for network communication by using either coaxial or twisted pair cable.Coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second.