What are the characteristics of the bus topology?

Answer 1

Two words: cheap and easy. Having only one main cable connecting all of the stations together drastically reduces the time and cost of installation and makes troubleshooting particularly easy.

Answer 2

• Difficult to administer/troubleshoot.

• Limited cable length and number of stations.

• If there is a problem with the cable, the entire network goes down.

• Maintenance costs may be higher in the long run.

• Performance degrades as additional computers are added or on heavy traffic.

• Proper termination is required.(loop must be in closed path).

• If many computers are attached, the amount of data flowing causes the network to slow down.

• Significant Capacitive Load (each bus transaction must be able to stretch to most distant link).

Answer 3

The advantage of a bus topology is that it is easy to extend or to create; all you need are the connecting wires. You do not need any additional special devices such as hubs or switches.

The disadvantage is that it is not very scalable, meaning you cannot add a lot of client systems on the segment. The other disadvantage to using a bus network is that any segment break will bring down the entire network and it can be tedious to find the break.

Answer 4

In a bus topology, all the communicating equipment is connected through the same cable, or set of cables.

In a bus topology, all the communicating equipment is connected through the same cable, or set of cables.

In a bus topology, all the communicating equipment is connected through the same cable, or set of cables.

In a bus topology, all the communicating equipment is connected through the same cable, or set of cables.

Answer 5

In a bus topology, all the communicating equipment is connected through the same cable, or set of cables.

Answer 6

• Easy to connect a computer or peripheral to a linear bus.
• Requires less cable length than a star topology.

Answer 7

Advantages of Bus Topology

It is easy to handle and implement.

It is best suited for small networks.

Answer 8

Bandwidth is shared between all nodes; each additional node causes the entire network to run inherently slower.