Topology Flashcards
1
Q
Advantages of bus topo
A
Cheap ,
No additional hardware
2
Q
Disadvantages of bus topo
A
As traffic increases performance decreases
If backbone cable fails the entire network is disconnected
3
Q
Advantages of star
A
Consistent performance
If one cable fails only that terminal is affected
4
Q
Disadvantages of star
A
Expensive
5
Q
what is bus topo
A
all nodes are connected to a backbone cable which is plugged into a terminator
6
Q
what is star topo
A
all nodes connect to a main central node/switch
7
Q
what is mesh topo
A
all nodes are connected to each other
8
Q
advantages of mesh
A
Nodes don’t go through a central
switch, improving speed
9
Q
disad of mesh
A
expensive as if using wires u need lots if not using wires you need devices with wireless capability which is also expensive
