Networks

Networks

1. bus topologies

   • advantages
     • cheap install [only one wire needed
   • disavantages
     • high chance of catastrophic failure [a break in the central cable takes out the entire network ]
     • high chance of collisions [multiple communications on the same cable the corrupt each other slowing down the network]
     • more computers mean more collisions so the network gets slower as it gets bigger

2. ring topogies

   • advantages
     • cheap to install [one cable per computer
     • no collisions only one computer is transmitting on each cable

3. ip address

   • every ip address has it be unique to identify the device on the network
     • internal
       • extirnal