Summary
An understanding of the following key points should have been achieved:
  • Bridging and switching evolution
  • Content-addressable memory (CAM)
  • Bridging latency
  • Store-and-forward and cut-through switching modes
  • Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP)
  • Collisions, broadcasts, collision domains, and broadcast domains
  • The Layer 1, 2, and 3 devices used to create collision domains and broadcast domains
  • Data flow and problems with broadcasts
  • Network segmentation and the devices used to create segments