Chapter Summary
At its most primitive, a hub is a multiport repeater containing one port that connects to a network’s backbone and multiple ports that connect to a group of workstations
A MIB (management information base) is a collection of data used by management programs to analyze network performance and problems
Bridges resemble repeaters in that they have a single input and single output port, but differ from repeaters because they can interpret the data they transmit
Switches, like hubs, subdivide a network into smaller logical pieces