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Star network topology
all of the computers and devices (nodes) on the network connect to a central device.
*Two types of devices that provide a common

  central connection point to all the other devices

  on the network are a hub and a switch.



Ring network topology
a cable forms a closed loop (ring) with all computers and devices arranged along the ring.
*Data transmitted on a ring network travels from

  device to device around the entire ring, in one

  direction (clockwise or counterclockwise)

* Token passing is one method for sending data

   around a ring

 

* Each device takes a turn sending and receiving

  information through the use of a token.


;The bus is the physical cable that connects the computers and other devices.



§The bus in a bus network transmit data, instructions, and information as a series of signal.
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§Those signals are sent as electrical pulses that travel along the length of the cable in both directions.