COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK TOPOLOGIES
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Question
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There are data crashes
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It stops if a single computer stops working
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It is expensive
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You can’t add a printer
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Detailed explanation-1: -The performance of the network is also tied to the central node’s configurations and performance. Star topologies are easy to manage in most ways but they are far from cheap to set up and use.
Detailed explanation-2: -Requires more cable length than a linear bus topology. If the connecting network device (network switch) fails, nodes attached are disabled and cannot participate in computer network communication. More expensive than linear bus topology because of the cost of the connecting devices (network switches).
Detailed explanation-3: -Disadvantages of Star Topology Highly dependent on the central device: If the hub goes down, everything goes down as none of the devices can work without a hub. The drawback is if the central device fails, the whole network goes down.