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| Ring | Connection of two or more stations in a logically circular topology. Token Ring |
| Mesh | Network topology in which devices are organized in a manageableoften redundant, interconnections strategically placed between network nodes |
| Star | LAN topology in which end points on a network are connected to a common central switch by point-to-point links |
| Extend star | Stats that are conncted. |
| Bus | 1. Common physical signal path composed of wires or other media across which signals can be sent from one part of a computer to another. Sometimes called highway. |
| Hierarchical | Routing based on a hierarchical addressing system. |
| Logical – token | Possession of the token allows a network device to transmit data onto the network. |
| Log. – broadcast | Data packet that will be sent to all nodes on a network |
| Repeater | Device that regenerates and propagates electrical signals between two network segments. |
| Hubs | Hardware or software device that contains multiple independent but connected modules of network and internetwork equipment. |
| Media | Common network media include twisted-pair, coaxial and fiber-optic cable, and the atmosphere. |
| NIC | .) Network interface card. Board that provides network communication capabilities to and from a computer system |
| Switch | Network device that filters, forwards, and floods frames based on the destination address of each frame. The switch operates at the data link layer of the OSI model. |
| Router | Network layer device that uses one or more metrics to determine the optimal path along which network traffic should be forwarded. |
| Bridge | Device that connects and passes packets between two network segments that use the same communications protocol. |
| Cloud | Internet |
