| A | B |
|---|
| Ring | connests one host to the next and last to the first |
| Mesh | No break in communication |
| Star | Connects all cables to central point |
| Exteneded Star | Links individual stars together |
| Bus | Uses sinlge backone segment that all host connects to |
| Hierarchical | System linked to a computer that controls the traffic |
| Logical- Token Passing | Controls network access by passing an electric token sequentially to each host |
| Logical-Broadcast | Eachhost sends its data to all other host on the meduim |
| Repeater | regenerate and retime network signals at the bit level to allow them to travel a longer distance on the media |
| Hub | multi port repeater |
| Media | The various physical environments through which transmission signals pass. |
| NIC (network Interface Card) | Board that provides network communication capabilities to and from a computer system |
| Switch | multi-port bridge/ concretes connectivity/ data link |
| Router | network layer/examines in coming packets |
| Bridge | data link/ filter traffic on a LAN |
| Cloud | session layer/purpose of the cloud is to represent a large group of details that are not pertinent to a situation, or description, at a given time. |
