... and is very efficient. They usually deserved for connections between devices in larger networks, though in some very demanding environments, highly fault resistant fibre-optic cable is used to connect desktop workstations to the network and to link adjacent buildings. Fibre- optic is the most reliable wiring but also the most expensive. 4. Network operating system software; such as Microsoft Windows 95 ... ...

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... provide 100 Mbps fault-tolerant transmission rates. It is a method of connecting LANs with high-speed ring networks. FDDI is a high-speed general purpose network for connecting large computers, workstations, desktop computers, and other computing equipment. The FDDI network can be used as a high-speed local network to interconnect large mainframe computers within a small area. Harris 5 The benefit of a FDDI ring ... ...

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