COMPUTER NETWORKING

APPLICATION LAYER

PEER TO PEER PARADIGM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Connecting a PC to a switch requires a ____ type cable, while a PC to PC cable requires a ____ type cable.
A
straight, crossover
B
crossover, straight
C
straight, straight
D
crossover, crossover
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -You should use straight-through cable when you want to connect two devices of different types. You should use a crossover cable when you want to connect two devices of the same type.

Detailed explanation-2: -We can use a straight through cable to interconnect most of our modern ethernet switches because they support a feature called auto M D I X, which automatically negotiates, which pins are going to be used for transmitting and receiving on each switch port.

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