Causes of Network Congestion Flashcards

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List two causes of network congestion linked to broadcast?
Too many hosts in broadcast domain and Broadcast storms
Ineffient -chatty - protocols
Cause network congestion... two examples are -IPX and ARP
Two things that cause congestion that are linked to bandwidth?
Low bandwidth and adding hubs worsens the low bandwidth problem
Does multicasting congest network?
Yes multicasting congests network
What can be done to improve network speed and solve the problem of congestion?
Network segmentation using bridges, switches and routers.
Name the devices that are used to curb network congestion?
Routers, Switches and Bridges
Routers also forward broadcast or multicast packets-true or false?
False- routers never forward multicast packets or broadcast packets.