topology

topology

1. BUS!

   • advantages:
     • cheap to install
   • disadvantages:
     • high chance of faliure
     • lots of collisions
     • slows down with more computers added

2. RING!

   • advantages:
     • cheap to install
     • no collisions
   • Disadvantages:
     • high chance of faliure
     • difficult to expand

3. STAR!

   • advantages:
     • low chance of faliure
     • no collisions
     • fast
   • disadvantages:
     • expensive to buy
     • depends on a switch to work
     • if the switch goes down, so do all the computers