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Network Topology
Network Topology
BUS OR LINE
• Has one common linking cable
A bus or line topology is when • Nodes connected off the cable
multiple computers are connected
• Relatively cheap
in a line by one cable. This isn’t
great as it is very easy for data • Slows down with a lot of transmissions at once
collisions to occur and cable • Data collisions
breaks affect all the nodes.
• Breakages on cable affect all computers
• Limited distance
RING
A ring topology is slightly better than a
bus topology, but still not brilliant.
There are considerably less data
collisions as there is a one way travel
path. However, of one computer fails,
all the others still will fail.