networks

networks

1. advantages

   • WAN
   • LAN
   • consistent user
   • updates

2. topology

   • bus
     • Cheap to install (only one wire needed)
     • High chance of catastrophic failure (a break in the central cable takes out the entire network)
   • star
     • Fast (low chance of collisions
     • Expensive (needs a lot of cabling, and a central switch, which is expensive)
   • ring
     • Cheap to install (one cable per computer)
     • Difficult to add new computers

3. disadvantages

   • difficult
   • expensive