Network types & Topologies

Question 1

LAN
Local Area Network

Answer 1

Small footprint network. Home office.

Question 2

WAN
Wide Area Network

Answer 2

Largest network. Internet

Question 3

WAN
Wide Area Network

Answer 3

Largest network. Internet

Question 4

MAN
Metro Area Network

Answer 4

City sized network. Bank branches. Government organizations.

Question 5

CAN
Campus Area Network

Answer 5

Network for large secondary education institutions. MIT. Harvard. Sanford

Question 6

PAN
Personal Area Network

Answer 6

Small personal devices. Phone. Laptop

Question 7

WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network

Answer 7

LAN with no hardwire for network communication

Question 8

Ring Topology

Answer 8

Closed loop. Data travels in 1 direction. No hierarchy

Question 9

Mesh Topology

Answer 9

All nodes are connected. Non hierarchical

Question 10

Star Topology

Answer 10

Data travels through a central point to arrive at a node. Single point of failure

Question 11

Fully Connected Topology

Answer 11

Does not need switching. Impractical for large networks

Question 12

Line Topology

Answer 12

Simple. Data flows in 1 direction

Question 13

Tree Topology

Answer 13

Data branches from centralized hierarchy

Question 14

Bus Topology

Answer 14

Nodes are connected to a central medium that recieve data at the same time