Network Topologies

Network Topologies

Bus, star, mesh

Multiple Select

In this lesson I am going to learn to ... ?

• Define 'topology'

• Describe characteristics of bus, star, mesh topologies

• Draw & label topology diagrams

• Recognise topologies from description

• Recognise role of Internet components

Multiple Choice

How do you think the school network is organised?

• star

• bus

• mesh

Open Ended

Do you know where in the building there are servers of other network e

Open Ended

Can you see any network hardware in this room?

Fill in the Blanks

What word describes the way in which devices on a network are connected together?

Multiple Select

Choose all the network topologies you need to know about for GCSE Computer Science..

• Bus

• Star

• Mesh

• Tree

• Ring

Multiple Choice

Which topology is this network?

• Bus

• Star

• Ring

• Mesh

Multiple Choice

Which topology is this network?

• Bus

• Star

• Ring

• Mesh

Multiple Choice

Which is a partial Mesh topology?

Multiple Choice

Rank these topologies, from least secure to most secure ...

• Bus, Mesh, Star

• Bus, Star, Mesh

• Star, Mesh, Bus

• Mesh, Bus, Star

Multiple Choice

This is an advantage of which network topology?

Communications can still get through even if part of the network is damaged.

Multiple Choice

This is a disadvantage of which network topology?

There is a single link of failure which could bring the whole network down.

Multiple Choice

This is an advantage of which network topology?

All communications are sent through a central point

Draw

Draw your own example of a bus network topology showing 5 network nodes ...

Draw

Draw your own example of a star network topology showing 5 network nodes and a switch ...

Draw

Draw your own example of a partial mesh network topology showing 5 network nodes ...

Draw

Draw your own example of a full mesh network topology showing 5 network nodes ...

Fill in the Blanks

What is the name for the Internet’s long-distance, high-bandwidth cables that travel across the planet?

Multiple Choice

Network Access Points (NAPs) have now been replaced by Internet Exchange Points (IXPs). What is the role of the IXPs on the Internet?

• to allow networks to interconnect directly rather than going through one or more third-party networks

• To rent out Internet connections to subscribers

• To forward data packets on to their destination

• To join together two local area networks

Fill in the Blanks

The local access point that allows users to connect to the Internet with their Internet Service Provider is called a Point of

Multiple Choice

An organization that provides many different services for accessing, using, or participating in the Internet.

• ISP

• NAP

• IPS

• IXP

• POP

Fill in the Blanks

An ISP is an organisation that rents out Internet bandwidth to customers. It stands for Internet

Provider.

Multiple Select

In this lesson I have learned to ...

• Define 'topology'

• Describe characteristics of bus, star, mesh topologies

• Draw & label topology diagrams

• Recognise topologies from description

• Recognise role of Internet components

Draw

Thinking Hard

Write down 4 key words from today's lesson.

Connect them using lines and say why they connect along the line.

Poll

How much of this lesson have you understood?

• None of it

• Some of it

• Most of it

• All of it