Nielit O Level Solved Paper
Internet and Web Design
Q: Explain in brief: Bus, Star and Ring Network Topologies
Physical and logical arrangement of devices with a network is known as Topology.
Bus Topology
A bus topology is a network setup in which each computer and
network device are connected to a single cable or backbone.A signal from the source is broadcasted and it travels to
all workstations connected to bus cable. Although the message is broadcasted
but only the intended recipient, whose MAC address or IP address matches,
accepts it. If the MAC /IP address of machine doesn’t match with the intended
address, machine discards the signal.