In Ring topology, computers is connected directly one by one. Information/Data moves in a one-way path only.
Disadvantage : expensive because multiple cables area needed for each workstation. Difficult to reconfigure. Simply NOT fault tolerant because a single cable fault can bring down the whole network.
Advantage : Easy to set-up (not reconfigure).
Mesh is a Mixture of both Bus and Star.
Disadvantage : Most expensive between this 4 topology.
Advantage : Provide the most fault tolerance between 4 topology.
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