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Bus Network
This is a type of network arrangement whereby each computer is linked to a common shared bus. Each computer can share data with any other machine on the common bus.
The advantage of a bus network is that computers can connect and disconnect without affecting the other machines.
The disadvantage is bandwidth, if two machines are hogging the bus as they exchange some huge files, then the others have to wait. This problem becomes worse as the network grows. So a bus is good for small to medium sized networks.
The bus is terminated each end to prevent data bouncing back and forth (echoes).
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