Ethernet Overview and History

Question 1

What is ethernet?

Answer 1

A networking standard.

Question 2

What is the ethernet standard?

Answer 2

IEEE 802.3

Question 3

How big is an ethernet frame?

Answer 3

1500 Bytes

Question 4

What is the most widely used networking standard for data transmission over short to medium distances? (up to 80km)

Answer 4

Ethernet

Question 5

Who built the first ethernet protocol?

Answer 5

Robert Metcalfe and his assistant David Boggs

Question 6

When was the first ethernet protocol built?

Answer 6

1973

Question 7

How fast was the first ethernet protocol?

Answer 7

2.94 Mbps

Question 8

When was the first ethernet NIC built?

Answer 8

1982

Question 9

How fast was the first ethernet NIC?

Answer 9

10Mbps

Question 10

What is IEEE 802 and when was it created?

Answer 10

1980 - A defining of LAN standards.

Question 11

When did ethernet become a standard?

Answer 11

1983.

Question 12

What was the first medium for ethernet?

Answer 12

A thick coaxial cable.

Question 13

True/False. Ethernet won out amongst other LAN technologies in the late 70s.

Answer 13

False. Late 80’s

Question 14

When was 100Mbps ethernet connectivity established?

Answer 14

1992

Question 15

When was 1000Mbps ethernet connectivity established? (Gigabit)

Answer 15

1995

Question 16

When was 10000Mbps ethernet connectivity established? (10Gb)

Answer 16

2002

Question 17

When were 40000Mbps and 100000Mbps ethernet connectivity established? (40Gb) and (100Gb)

Answer 17

2010