Network Topology Worksheet

Arit's small business has three departments: Sales, Inventory, and Accounting. Each department needs to share a dedicated high-speed printer and have a highly reliable internal network where a single cable failure won't bring the entire system down. As a CSS technician, which network topology would you recommend to best meet these requirements?

• BUS TOPOLOGY

• MESH TOPOLOGY

• POINT-TO-POINT CONNECTION

• RING TOPOLOGY

A client states, "My current network uses a Bus Topology because it was the cheapest to set up. I want to upgrade to a Star Topology, but my colleague says it's a waste of money and won't improve performance." Based on your knowledge, which evaluation is MOST accurate?

• The colleague is correct; both topologies have the same performance and reliability.

• The upgrade is beneficial as Star Topology centralizes management and a single cable fault doesn't disable the whole network.

• The upgrade is unnecessary; Bus Topology is superior for modern high-speed data transfer.

• The client should skip Star and invest directly in a Hybrid Topology.

Mang Von's sari-sari store is expanding. He wants to install a system where his two new point-of-sale terminals and the office computer can all use the same single receipt printer. Which connection method should you implement to allow this hardware sharing?

• LINEAR BUS TOPOLOGY

• MULTIPOINT CONNECTION

• POINT-TO-POINT CONNECTION

• SERVER-CLIENT MODEL

A company's network uses a Tree Topology with the main server at the root. The IT head claims this is inefficient and proposes switching to a simple Bus Topology to reduce cable costs. What is the STRONGEST argument against this proposal?

• Bus Topology is more aesthetically pleasing.

• Tree Topology provides better organization, scalability, and isolates network issues to specific branches.

• Bus Topology requires more sophisticated hardware than a Tree Topology.

• Tree Topology does not allow for resource sharing.

You are designing a communication system for a remote weather station that needs to transmit collected data directly to a single central research lab 50 kilometers away. The primary requirement is a dedicated, secure link. Which model should form the foundation of your design?

• E-COMMERCE MODEL

• MULTIPOINT CONNECTION

• PEER-TO-PEER MODEL

• POINT-TO-POINT CONNECTION

Review the following statement: "In a communication model, the Transmitter's role is simply to boost the signal strength for long-distance travel." Is this statement correct?

• Yes, because a stronger signal is always the goal of transmission.

• No, because the Transmitter transforms and encodes the data into transmittable signals, not just boosts it.

• Yes, because the Transmission System is responsible for encoding the data.

• No, because the Receiver is the component that handles signal transformation.

A school wants to build a network that mirrors its organizational structure: the Principal's office connects to three Department Heads, and each Department Head connects to several Teachers. Which topology naturally fits this hierarchical structure?

• MESH TOPOLOGY

• RING TOPOLOGY

• STAR TOPOLOGY

• TREE TOPOLOGY

Two network technicians are debating. Technician A says that in a Server-Client model, the client machines are typically more powerful than the server. Technician B argues that the server is the more powerful computer that stores the data and resources. Which technician is correct?

• Technician A is correct.

• Technician B is correct.

• Both technicians are correct.

• Neither technician is correct.

A large hospital currently uses a Ring Topology in the Emergency Room and a Star Topology in the Administrative Wing. To integrate these into one seamless network, what type of topology will be formed?

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A student is designing a network for a computer lab and states, "I will use a Multipoint Connection to directly link the instructor's computer to a single projector." What is the flaw in this plan?

• It is a good plan; a multipoint connection is ideal for this task.

• A multipoint connection is for sharing a single link among multiple devices, making it inefficient for a dedicated one-to-one link.

• A Ring Topology would be a more modern solution for this task.

• The instructor's computer is acting as a server, not a client.