Network Topology

Network

A network is a collection of computers,servers,mainframes,network devices,peripherals,or the other devices connected through one another allow the sharing of data.

An excellent example of a network is the Internet, which connects millions of people all over the Earth.

Topology 

Topology refer to the interconnected pattern of network elements. A topology may be physical, mapping hardware configuration, or logical, mapping the path that the data must take in order to travel around the network.

Network Topology

A network topology is the arrangement of a network, including its nodes and connecting lines.

               The term network topology describes the relationship of connected devices in terms of a geometric graph. 

 

There are five type of topology which are being given below:

• Bus topology 

• Mesh topology 

• Ring topology 

• Star topology 

• Tree topology 

• Hybrid topology

NOTE:-The first-ever computer-to-computer link was established on ARPANET    (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), on October 29, 1969.