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The information about the segment or network to which a node belongs is typically provided by the node's IP address and subnet mask. The IP address identifies the specific device within the network, while the subnet mask indicates the range of IP addresses that are part of the same network segment. Together, they help in determining the node's network location and facilitate proper routing of data packets. Additionally, network protocols such as ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) can provide further details about the node's connectivity within the segment.
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What is the unit of information called when a network adapter adds the source and destination MAC address to the segment of data before it is transmitted on the network?
Packet
Is IP encapsulated data referred to as a segment?
Yes. Encapsulated data that moves through a packet is referred to as a segment. A packet is a bundle of information sent across a network in a structured fashion.
What is gps and describe the segment of a gps and their functions?
GPS is a Wordwide radio navigation system formed from a constellation of 24 satellites and their ground satellite.SEGMENT OF GPSUser segmentControl segmentSpace segment
What are characteristics of a network bridges?
-They let two network segments appear as one network to connected workstations. -Their primary function is to keep traffic for one segment away from the other segment.
Does clothing often indicate which segment of society a person belongs to?
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What are Advantages of segment reporting information?
Many conglomerates have expanded into more diversified businesses and some have entered overseas markets. As a result, their operations have become too sophisticated to allow financial performance to be analysed from the profit-and-loss statement and balance sheet alone. So, how do shareholders or investors know which businesses are making money and which are losing money? The answer is ''segment information''. Segment information is a part of the financial statements that provides useful information about a company's revenues, operating results and assets, by business segment and geographical segment.
What is the difference between a populated segment and an unpopulated segment?
populated segments a network segment that contains ends nodes,such as work stations. unpopulated segments a network segment that does not contain end nodes, such as workstations. Unpopulated segments are also called link segments.
What network device uses a MAC address table to segment network?
Although some would suggest that a switch could segment a network (and it does use the MAC address for switching) more properly a bridge would be the answer if you are speaking of segmenting a network.
Why does an application have more control of what data is sent in a segment?
An application has no control over the size of a data segment in a network packet. An application would not know what the segment size would be, because that information is in the OSI layers and not really retrievable for the application, nor should the application care.The OSI layers are responsible for taking care of transporting, routing, and other network tasks for a message coming from an application. The application and the network protocols are independent of each other.Networks negociate segment sizes (MTU) during connections, outside of what the application would see.
What is ieee 802 1q?
IEEE 802.1Q is a networking standard that defines a method for VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) tagging in Ethernet frames. It allows multiple VLANs to coexist on a single physical network segment by adding a tag to the Ethernet frame header, which contains information about the VLAN to which the frame belongs. This tagging facilitates improved network segmentation, traffic management, and security by logically separating broadcast domains. The standard is widely used in enterprise networks to enhance performance and organization.
Which device boosts the signal but does not segment the network?
Repeaters and Hubs
In a local area network a computer is connected by a to the cable which handles the majority of network traffic?
segment backbone
