which is the most efficient type of topology
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Well it depends upon the environment you are going to use for… Mainly there are four types of topology, you can consider anyone according to your needs.
1) Mesh Topology: All workstations are connected to each-other dedicatedly.
Advantage: Dedicated connection for all workstations.
Disadvantage: The more wires required for each connection.
2) Star Topology: All workstations are connected to the central switch or hub.
Advantage: Other workstations can connect easily without affecting rest of the network.
Disadvantage: If the central switch or hub fails/disconnect, nodes attached are disabled.
3) Bus Topology: All workstations are connected to a single cable.(backbone)
Advantage: Requires less cable length.
Disadvantage: Entire network crashes, if there is a break in the main cable.
4) Ring topology: All workstations are connected to each-other in such a way that they make a loop through which data is passed from one workstation to another easily.
Advantage: Data is quickly transferred & all data traffic is in the same direction.
Disadvantage: If one workstation goes down, the other workstations will be effected.
Answer:
1) Mesh Topology: All workstations are connected to each-other dedicatedly. Advantage: Dedicated connection for all workstations. ... 2) Star Topology: All workstations are connected to the central switch or hub. Advantage: Other workstations can connect easily without affecting rest of the network.