Expand the acronym CSMA/CD, and explain each part.

What will be an ideal response?

The acronym CSMA/CD stands for Carrier Sense Multi-Access with Collision Detection, which
means the following:
? Carrier Sense: Instead of allowing a station to transmit whenever a packet becomes ready,
Ethernet requires each station to monitor the cable to detect whether another transmission is
already in progress.
? Multiple Access: The system allows multiple users/hosts to make use of a common/shared
media
? Collision Detection. A collision can occur if two stations wait for a transmission to stop, find the
cable idle, and both start transmitting.