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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

network topology

The way the components of a network are connected together - for example, a star network will have each network station individually connecting to a central hub, whereas a ring network has them all joined together in one large ring.

Related terms
componentterminalnetwork cablenetworknetwork operating systemvirtual networkstationhublocal area network (LAN) (1)bus networkring networkstar networkpeer-to-peer networkwireless local area network
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Networks and communications technology › topology
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