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.
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component
terminal
network cable
network
network operating system
virtual network
station
hub
local area network (LAN) (1)
bus network
ring network
star network
peer-to-peer network
wireless local area network
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