Re: [LUG] Question..

[Neil Stone <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On 12/01/2010 00:25, Grant Sewell wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:12:55 +0000
> Neil Stone wrote:
> 
> I was going through an online examy/trainingy thing this evening and
> was presented with this..
> 
> In a star topology, what happens when a workstation loses its physical
> connection to another device?
> A) The ring is broken, so no devices can communicate
> B) Only that workstation loses its ability to communicate
> C) That workstation and the device it's connected to lose
> communication with the rest of the network.
> D) No devices can communicate because there are now two unterminated
> network segments
> 
>> It is B.
> 
> I got it wrong with an answer of "C".. Can anyone explain to me why
> this might be ??
> 
>> In a star topology, each device is connected to a central point.  If
>> the physical connectivity between device A and the central point is
>> broken, connectivity for device B and C remains unaffected.
> 
> PRN--PC----LAN----PC--PRN
> 
> PRN--PC-  -LAN----PC--PRN
> 
> umm.. the printer and pc both loose network !!
> 
>> That's not a star topology.  It looks more like a bus topology
> 
>> A star topology would be:
> 
>> Prn----+++++++----PC
>>        + HUB +
>> PC-----+++++++----Prn
> 
> 
> 
> 
> halp !! (or should I log a bug report ?)
> 
> Neil

hmmm... perhaps I should read their description of the topologies better ??

What if the printers were modems..? or a mobile phone connected to
USB..? or.. or.. or..
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