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TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION 1. Modifying system and adding new computers are easy.

COMPUTER SYSTEM SERVICING 2. Failure of one computer does not affect the rest of the network.
3. Easy to fault identification & to remove parts.
NETWORK TOPOLOGY
Disadvantages:
Network Topology refers to the layout of connected devices in a network. 1. If the centralized point fails, the whole network fails.
2. More expensive than Bus and Ring.
Standard Network Topologies
1. Bus Topology Tree Topology
2. Ring Topology Tree topologies are comprised Star-Bus
3. Star Topology hybrid approach. Tree topologies integrate
4. Tree Topology multiple star topologies together onto a bus.
5. Mesh Topology
Advantages:
Bus Topology 1. Expansion of network is possible and
Uses a common backbone to connect all the network easy.
devices in a network in a linear shape. 2. Easy to fault identification and to remove devices.
Advantages: 3. If one segment is damaged, other segments are not affected.
1. Ease of installation. Disadvantages:
2. Less cabling. 1. Relies heavily on the main bus cable, if it breaks whole network is crippled.
3. Media is inexpensive and easy to work with. 2. As more and more nodes and segments are added, the maintenance
Disadvantages: becomes difficult.
1. Problems are difficult to isolate. 3. More expensive than Star.
2. Difficult to add new devices.
3. Network can slow down in heavy traffic. Mesh Topology
4. Any fault in backbone can affect the whole network.
Mesh topology work on the concept of routes. In Mesh
Ring Topology topology, message sent to the destination can take any
possible shortest, easiest route to reach its destination.
In ring network, every computer or device has two Internet employs the Mesh topology and the message
adjacent neighbors for communication. finds its route for its destination. Router works in find
the routes for the messages and in reaching them to their destinations.
Advantages:
1. Easy to install and reconfigure. Advantages:
2. Use of cabling is economical. 1. Uses dedicated links so each link can only carry its own data load. So traffic
problem can be avoided.
Disadvantages: 2. If any link get damaged it cannot affect the others.
1. Problems are hard to isolate. 3. Fault identification and isolation are easy.
2. Failure of one computer can impact the rest of the network. Disadvantage:
3. Break in a single ring can break entire network. 1. Highly expensive because of lots of cabling and devices.

Star Topology
All the computers in the star topologies are connected to central devices like hub,
switch or router.
Advantages:

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