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qid 10446 · computer science

Question: Which of the following statements about Ethernets is typically FALSE?

  1. Ethernet protocols use a collision-detection method to ensure that messages are transmitted properly.
  2. Ethernets use circuit switching to send messages.
  3. Networks connected by Ethernets are limited in length to a few hundred meters.
  4. Ethernets use buses with multiple masters.

Our answer: B. Ethernets use circuit switching to send messages. Source quote machine-checked (exact quote)

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Wikipedia, "Packet switching"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_switching

“Packet switching contrasts with another principal networking paradigm, circuit switching, a method which pre-allocates dedicated network bandwidth specifically for each communication session, each having a constant bit rate and latency between nodes.”

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