Unit 3 Assignment 1: Network Topology

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William H. NT1310 – Mrs. Goodbar 4/2/14 Unit 3 Assignment 1: Network Topology Paper Hierarchal Star each of these devices comes with its own cable that links to a central hub, or sometimes a switch, multipoint repeater, or even what is called a MAU (Multistation Access Unit). Data passes via the hub to reach other devices on the network, one of the most common networks are Star Networks. Star Network is one of the easiest network setups, a downside is that if your hub goes down the entire network goes down. A bus topology is a type of network setup where each computer and network device is connected to a single cable or backbone. One way to think about a bus topology is that the line connected to all of the devices or nodes in the network
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