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Mesh Topology

                 In this topology,  every single node in a network is
                 connected to all the other nodes or computers in the
                 network. There are minimal chances of breakdown in this
                 topology. This topology is mostly used in LANs.




                                                                                               Mesh Topology
                     NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
                 The network architecture defines the overall design of the computer network. There are two
                 types of network architectures.

                 Peer-to-Peer Network

                 It is a network of two or more computers that uses the
                 same type of program to share the data.  Each computer
                 is considered to have equal responsibilities and acts like
                 a server to the other computers in the network. It works
                 well in small environment.


                 Client-Server Network                                                   Peer-to-Peer Network

                 It is a network in which one computer is designated as the server and all the other computers
                 connected on the network are called the clients. The clients can request for the services from the
                 server. This is called the client-server network.









                                                          Internet
                                        Clients


                                                                                              Server




                                                         Client-Server Network

                     WIRELESS NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY

                 In a wireless networking technology, no wires or physical media is used for connecting computers.
                 It uses electromagnetic waves like infrared, microwave and radio waves for transmission of the

                 data. The choice of the technology depends on the distance and speed of transmission. There
                 are two types of wireless technologies named Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

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