networks

networks

1. bus topology

   • advantages:
     • cheap to install
   • disadvantages
     • high chance of catastrophic failure
     • lots of collisions
     • slows down when more computers are added.

2. ring topology.

   • disadvantages
     • high chance of failure
     • difficult to install
   • advantages
     • fast
     • cheap to install

3. star topology

   • advantages
     • low chance of failure
     • very fast
   • disadvantages
     • expensive
     • depends on a switch

4. IP Address

   • An IP address is a unique value assigned to every computeron a network to identify it

5. internet

   • mesh topology
     • A mesh topology is the arrangement of computers when they are all connected to one another
   • routes
     • routing happens before you transmit data. You have to find the fastest and cheapest route
   • packets
     • small chuncks of data