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Description
Mind Map by Caitlin Carr, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Caitlin Carr
about 9 years ago
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Network
- Uses a central connection point to
connect all devices on the network
together
- Central connection point can be a
hub, switch or router
- Central connection point can be a
hub, switch or router
- Advantages
- FAULT TOLERANT: if one
cable breaks, the
computers can still be used
- LOAD TOLERANT: extra
computers can be added without
much loss in performance
because all computers have their
own path to the hub
- EASY TO ADD COMPUTERS:
computers can be added without
disturbing the network
- FAULT TOLERANT: if one
cable breaks, the
computers can still be used
- Disadvantages
- HIGHER COST: large
amount of cabling is
needed
- DEPENDENCE ON THE CENTRAL HUB,
SWITCH OR ROUTER: if the device at the
centre of the network fails, the whole
network will
- HIGHER COST: large
amount of cabling is
needed
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