Network Topologies And Hardware Flashcards
1
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Topology
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Constituent parts are interrelated or arranged
2
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What are the 4 topologies
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Bus
Ring
Mesh
Star
3
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LAN = Local Area Network
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LAN’s are what topologies are stored/made on
They can be found anywhere in the world and it doesn’t cover a large amount of space
Found in a Single site
4
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WAN = Wide Area Network
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WAN’s have 5 the same use as LAN’s however they’re kept on a much larger scale, they can cover over 2km(squared)
Operates on multiple sites, made up from LAN’s
5
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Bus Topology
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Oldest topology If one node fails in the bus, the whole thing does Single backbone Poor security Mostly used in small networks Nodes can easily be added
6
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Ring topology
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Problems can be difficult to identify Transferred quickly Not affected by heavy traffic If one node fails then some of the network fails, not the whole thing Privacy/Security issue Nicknamed “Token” More work stations are able to connect
7
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Star topology
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Costly Easily managed No collisions Adding/Removing hosts are easy Faster Can be operated by a Hub or Switch The whole thing fails if the centers node fails If individual node fails then only that node is affected Network determines the performance
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Mesh topology
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Requires a lot of devices Broken node doesn’t affect anything Requires continuous supervision Can handle high amount of network Self healing Flooding technique Small organization
