Network Topologies

Question 1

What is a Bus Network?

Answer 1

-Connected by a single cable
-must have terminators
-can’t send and receive at the same time
-easy to extend but not a good idea

Question 2

What is a Ring Network?

Answer 2

-all machines are connected but are looped back to main cable
-Used to prevent network traffic collisions
-uses token rings or fiber distributed data interface (FDDI)
-can use dual-ring topology as a back up

Question 3

What is a Star Network?

Answer 3

-machines are connected to a central network device
-Commonly used in LANs
-flexible and versatile

Question 4

What is a Mesh Network?

Answer 4

-All nodes have access to each other
-half-mesh = everyone can communicate but may not have complete access
-uses WI-FI over cables
-self-healing if issues arise