In a tree network, a cable failure in one of the star networks will isolate the workstation that it links to the central computer of that star network, but only that workstation will be isolated.

在一个树网络中，电缆故障的一个明星网络将孤立的工作站，恒星的中央计算机网络的链接，但只有工作站将孤立。

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The court looked to the legislative history and decided that cable TV began in the 1940s to serve rural and isolated communities that had trouble receiving over-the-air TV signals.

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