5 definitions by cymon
by cymon October 1, 2006
A hub (sometimes called a repeater) is a layer 2 networking device, similar to a switch, but not as advanced. Instead of sending a datagram to a specific ethernet address, the hub will simply forward the datagram to every port, except for the one it came from. They are common in small networks, but the massive overhead caused by all the datagrams being sent to every device on the network makes them extremely impractical in large networks. They are becoming less common as time passes on. However, they are immune to looped cabling in the network, but more and more switches are equipped with the Spanning Tree Protocol, which prevents against issues with looped connections. Wiring the network correctly also helps with this.
Hubs are used to expand a network. If you need to add devices, and there aren't enough ports available, time to get a hub or a switch.
by cymon January 5, 2007
New processor line developed by Intel Corporation. Based on the P6 and P4 Mobile architectures, it outperforms the AMD competition at a lower price point. It features more effecient instruction decoding, larger cache, a higher FSB, and a higher IPC, all while producing less heat.
Person one: d00d I just got a new Athlon64 5000+ for only 800$
Person two: n00b you should have bought a Core 2 Duo.
Person two: n00b you should have bought a Core 2 Duo.
by cymon July 23, 2006
Some Old Hippie Caught Another Hippie Tripping On Acid.
Mnemonic device for SOHCAHTOA, referring to the trigonometric method of finding the sine, cosine, and tangent of a right triangle.
Mnemonic device for SOHCAHTOA, referring to the trigonometric method of finding the sine, cosine, and tangent of a right triangle.
by cymon April 30, 2007