Question 14 Marks
Manya is studying the different topologies available in networking. Tell her the difference between Star topology and Bus topology with the help of a suitable diagram.
Answer
View full question & answer→Differences between star topology and bus topology are as follows:
| Star topology | Bus topology |
| (i) All the nodes are directly connected with the central node or server | (i) There is a single length of transmission medium, on which various nodes are attached and the server can be anywhere in the transmission cable. |
| (ii) Faults can be easily detected. | (ii) Faults cannot be easily detected. |
(iii) It has a fast transmission speed.
| (iii) It becomes slow as the number of nodes increases.
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