Network Topologies Flashcards
1
Q
Bus
A
all devices connected to that bus make up a network segment single network segment single collision domain simple but prone to errors older single point of failure doesnt scale well
2
Q
Ring
A
Logical ring physical star devices are connected to one another break in ring results in network outage from all devices connected to the ring scalability limits
3
Q
Star
A
devices connect to a center switch
most popular
UTP cables connect from switch ports to clients
more cable
longer installation
cable break only impacts the device connected to the broken cable
4
Q
Full Mesh
A
highly fault tolerant multiple links load balancing WAN difficult and expensive to scale
5
Q
Partial Mesh
A
provide an optimal route while avoiding the expense of connecting every site
less fault tolerant
more expensive than hub and spoke
6
Q
client server
A
easily scale
simple administration
cost more
single server is a point of failure
7
Q
peer to peer
A
installed easily
cost less
limited scalability
less performance
8
Q
point to point
A
two hosts connected to a cable
9
Q
point to multipoint
A
connect multiple locations to one central device
wireless
10
Q
hybrid
A
uses 2 or more topologies
