1.5 Flashcards
Star
All devices connected to a central device
Ring
All devices connected in a ring of cabling
Mesh (Wired)
Some devices fully connected and some partially connected
What features does a Mesh topology excel in?
What features does a Mesh topology excel in?
Redundancy and fault tolerance
Bus
All devices connected to one cable in a straight line
Infrastructure
1All devices connect wireless through an access point
Ad Hoc
All devices connected wireless to each other
Mesh (Wireless)
Mesh (Wireless)
Ad Hoc topology but all devices work together to create a network
LAN
Local Area Network
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
WAN
Wide Area Network
What does the WAN do?
Connects LAN across a distance
CAN
Campus Area Network
NAS
Network Attached Storage