Network

Network

1. advatages

   • share files
   • Share resources
   • Share Logins

2. bus topology

   • advatages
     • Cheap to install
     • High chance of catastrophic failure
       • a break in the central cable takes out the entire network
   • Disadvantages
     • High chance of collisions
       • multiple communications on the same cable that corrupt each other, slowing down the network
     • More computers mean more collisions, so the network gets slower as it gets bigger

3. Ring Topology

   • advantages
     • Cheap to install
       • one cable per computer
     • No collisions
       • only one computer is transmitting on each cable

4. IP Address (Internet Protocall Address)

   • Each IP Adress needs to be unique
   • An IP Address is a unique value assigned to every computer on a network used to identify it.