PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA

UNIVERSITY OF THE CITY OF MANILA

INTRAMUROS, MANILA

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

CPE 513
COMPUTER NETWORKS

HOMEWORK # 1
CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPUTER NETWORK

PACHECO, REGINA JOYCE C. 2015-10467

Instructor:
ENGR. EUFEMIA A. GARCIA

August 15, 2019

CHARACTERISTIC OF COMPUTER NETWORK
TOPOLOGY
The graphical arrangement of computer systems, or nodes to form a computer network, is called the network
topology. A network topology can be one of two types: physical topology and logical topology.
Physical topology refers to the physical arrangement of computer nodes based on hardware configuration while
logical topology defines how data is flowing through the network.
Both topologies exist in a Local Area Network (LAN). All the nodes in LAN are connected with each other
through a valid media which shows its physical arrangement based on hardware used while data flow through
this arrangement shows logical topology.
There are many types of physical topology. Some popular types are discussed as follows:
1. Peer–to–Peer Arrangement
Sometimes this is called as a point-to-point link. Each point–to–point link contains one transmitter and one
receiver. Each station receives data exactly from one transmitter and each transmitter transmits data to exactly
one receiver. Receiving and transmission process can be done over a single wire or can use separate wires for
better performance.

2. Bus Topology
Bus topology is also called as point–to–multi–point arrangement. In a bus topology, all nodes or devices are
linked with one transmitter or server computer via a single cable (mostly coaxial cable) called Backbone. All
nodes are connected to the bus cable by drop lines. A drop line is a connection running between the nodes and
the main cable.

3. Star Topology
In a star topology, each node has a dedicated point–to–point connection only with a central server, normally
called a hub. The nodes are not directly connected to each other. Hence, direct data flow is not allowed in
between the nodes. The central server or hub acts as a data exchanger as one node sends data exactly to hub and
hub transmits this data to another node.
4. Tree Topology
Tree topology is a combination of one or more star topology arrangements. All the sub-central hubs are
connected to a main central hub to form a tree topology. A cable TV network is a good example of this type of
topology.

5. Ring Topology
In a ring topology, each node has a dedicated point–to–point line configuration only with the two nodes on
either side of it. A signal is passed along the ring in one direction, from node to node, until it reaches its
receiver. Each node in the ring is integrated as a repeater. When a node receives a signal intended from another
node, its repeater regenerates the bits and passes them along.

6. Mesh Topology
In a mesh topology, each node has a dedicated point–to–point connection with rest of the nodes in the network.
Dedicated connection means data can only be flown between two nodes, it connects.

7. Hybrid Topology
This topology is a common arrangement of one or more topologies described above. It means one or more
above described topologies connected with each other to form a hybrid network arrangement.

SPEED

You want your networks to run fast in all situations. In some cases, a network delay may last only a few
milliseconds and have a negligible impact on what you're doing. In other cases, network delays can cause severe
slowdowns. Typical scenarios that are especially sensitive to network speed issues include

 time to establish a new connection

 time to load a web page
 time to download an app, operating system patch, or other files
 ability to stream video content for long periods without glitches

SHARING RESOURCES from one Computer to another Computer over a network

PERFORMANCE by measuring the speed of data transmission with number of users, connectivity and the
software used

RELIABILITY makes easy to use an alternative source for data communication in case of hardware failure or
connectivity issues

SCALABILITY increases the system performance by adding more processors

SECURITY is the main characteristics of Computer network where you can take necessary steps for protecting
your data from unauthorized access