Which topology is described as a combination of bus and star configurations?

Which topology is described as a combination of bus and star configurations?

• A. Bus and Star
• B. Star Topology
• C. Mesh Topology
• D. Ring Topology

Answer: (A)

Hybrid topologies mix two different layouts to get features from both. When a network uses a single bus backbone as the main transmission path and also has branches where devices connect in a star fashion through hubs or switches, you’re looking at a bus-star (star-bus) topology. It combines the simplicity of a bus backbone with the localized organization of star branches, which is exactly what “a combination of bus and star configurations” describes. Other topologies don’t fit that description: a pure bus has only one central backbone with taps and no star branches; a pure star connects every device directly to a central hub without a shared bus; mesh has many interconnections between devices; ring forms a closed loop.

Hybrid topologies mix two different layouts to get features from both. When a network uses a single bus backbone as the main transmission path and also has branches where devices connect in a star fashion through hubs or switches, you’re looking at a bus-star (star-bus) topology. It combines the simplicity of a bus backbone with the localized organization of star branches, which is exactly what “a combination of bus and star configurations” describes.

Other topologies don’t fit that description: a pure bus has only one central backbone with taps and no star branches; a pure star connects every device directly to a central hub without a shared bus; mesh has many interconnections between devices; ring forms a closed loop.