Network Topology Quiz: Can You Master Physical Vs Logical?

1. In a partial mesh topology, not all devices connect to all others, but critical devices have redundant connections. True or false?

True

False

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3. Which topology would best support a large college campus with multiple buildings, each needing internal redundancy?

Single bus

Hybrid mesh with star backbones

Pure ring

Linear bus

4. In ring topology networks, a device must be placed offline to insert or remove it from the ring without disrupting data flow. True or false?

True

False

5. A tree topology is essentially a hierarchical combination of star topologies. True or false?

True

False

6. Which topology provides excellent fault tolerance and is often used in wide area networks (WANs)?

Bus

Ring

Mesh

Star

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8. In a bus topology, if a terminator is removed or a cable breaks, the entire network may stop functioning. True or false?

True

False

9. Which topology is easiest to expand and add new devices without disrupting the network?

Bus

Ring

Star

Mesh

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11. Which physical topology arranges all devices in a single line with terminators at each end?

Star

Bus

Ring

Mesh

12. Which topology requires the most cabling and is therefore the most expensive to implement?

Star

Bus

Ring

Full mesh

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14. Which physical topology is most susceptible to a single point of failure if the central device fails?

Bus

Ring

Star

Full mesh

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16. A hybrid topology combines two or more different topologies. Which combination is most common in enterprise networks?

Bus and ring

Star and mesh

Ring and bus

Star and ring

17. The logical topology describes how data actually flows, while the physical topology describes the physical cable layout. True or false?

True

False

18. Which topology provides the highest redundancy because every device connects to every other device?

Star

Bus

Full mesh

Hybrid

19. A ring topology creates a circular data path where each device connects to exactly two neighbors. True or false?

True

False

20. In a star topology, what is the central device called that connects all nodes?

Router

Hub or switch

Repeater

Bridge

Network Topology Quiz: Can You Master Physical vs Logical?

1. In a partial mesh topology, not all devices connect to all others, but critical devices have redundant connections. True or false?

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2. The physical layout of cables and devices is called the ____ topology, while the path data takes is the logical topology.

3. Which topology would best support a large college campus with multiple buildings, each needing internal redundancy?

4. In ring topology networks, a device must be placed offline to insert or remove it from the ring without disrupting data flow. True or false?

5. A tree topology is essentially a hierarchical combination of star topologies. True or false?

6. Which topology provides excellent fault tolerance and is often used in wide area networks (WANs)?

7. Modern switched Ethernet networks use a physical ____ topology but maintain a logical star topology at the switch level.

8. In a bus topology, if a terminator is removed or a cable breaks, the entire network may stop functioning. True or false?

9. Which topology is easiest to expand and add new devices without disrupting the network?

10. A ____ topology connects devices in a closed loop where data travels in one direction around the ring.

11. Which physical topology arranges all devices in a single line with terminators at each end?

12. Which topology requires the most cabling and is therefore the most expensive to implement?

13. The logical topology of Ethernet is based on a ____ topology, even when physically cabled as a star.

14. Which physical topology is most susceptible to a single point of failure if the central device fails?

15. In a token ring network, a special frame called a ____ is passed around the ring to control device transmission.

16. A hybrid topology combines two or more different topologies. Which combination is most common in enterprise networks?

17. The logical topology describes how data actually flows, while the physical topology describes the physical cable layout. True or false?

18. Which topology provides the highest redundancy because every device connects to every other device?

19. A ring topology creates a circular data path where each device connects to exactly two neighbors. True or false?

20. In a star topology, what is the central device called that connects all nodes?