| A | B |
|---|
| ring | physical ring of cable, host connects to next host |
| mesh | all connected to eachother |
| star | all connect to central hub |
| extended star | multiple stars connected |
| bus | all hosts connect directly |
| hierarchial | linked computer control traffic |
| Logical-token | talking stick, only 1 computer can talk at a time, efficient-no collision |
| Logical-broadcast | host sends message to all other hosts-colissions possible |
| repeater | regenerates and retimes network signals-layer 1(physical) |
| hubs | a multi-port repeater |
| media | cat5UTP |
| NIC | Network Interface Card-layer 2(data link) |
| switch | multi-port bridge |
| router | device that routes packets through IP addresses |
| bridge | connects 2 LAN segments |
| cloud | suggests another network |
