Topology

Question 1

Bus Topology

Answer 1

Uses a single cable where each device taps into by using a vampire tap or a T-connector

Question 2

Ring Topology

Answer 2

Uses a cable running in a circular loop where each device connects to the ring but data travels in a singular direction

Question 3

Token Ring

Answer 3

Ring Topology that uses an electronic token to prevent collisions when communicating on the network

Question 4

FDDI RIng

Answer 4

Uses two rings one on top of the other, counter- rotating rings for redundancy, modern rings

Question 5

Star Topology

Answer 5

Most popular physical LAN topology where devices connect to a single point

Question 6

Hub & Spoke Topology

Answer 6

Similar to Star but with WAN links instead of LAN connections & it is used for connecting multiple sites

Question 7

Full-Mesh Topology

Answer 7

Optimal routing is always available as every node connects to every other node

Question 8

Partial-Mesh Topology

Answer 8

Hybrid of the Full-Mesh & the Hub-&-Spoke topologies