What Are Two Examples Of Hybrid Topologies? (Choose Two.)

What Are Two Examples Of Hybrid Topologies? (Choose Two.)

The two examples of the hybrid topology are Partial mesh and the extended bar topology. There are many more different types of topologies that are present. Today, let us discuss the basic definition of hybrid topology and its examples. along with its advantages and disadvantages.

The hybrid topology is one of the types of the network topology which can differ by two or more differing at the work topologies. The Hybrid topology link up or combination of all the different network topologies. The below figure 1.1 represents the basic structure of the hybrid topology. For suppose in one department if we are using the ring topology, the other department uses the start or mesh topology. The combination of all these topologies is called the Hybrid topology.

For Example, if we want the ring topology as the backbone and the star topology, we can connect all the four topologies with the single ring topology that will desert in a hybrid topology. Let us know some of the benefits of the hybrid topology.

• There is no dependency in the hybrid topology. Each department of the topology will not affect the other department of the topology. Suppose, if one computer on the network fails then it doesn’t affect the other network that is connected to it. The functionality of one network doesn’t affect the other network.
• The functionality of the network will be very effective and it can be very scalable. We can also increase the size of the network.
• The hybrid topology is flexible in nature, where we can add any type of device.
• The hybrid topology is reliable in nature as it can detect and troubleshoot errors easily.

Now, let us know some of the main disadvantages of the hybrid topology. It has mainly two types of topologies.

• The hybrid topology is very cost-effective.
• There will be complexity in designing the hybrid topology.

Partial topology, extended start topology are the two examples of hybrid topologies. Now, let us know each of them in detail.

Partial Topology

To know about the partial mesh topology let us take a simple example. A partial mesh is like a subset of the full mesh topology. Here we interconnect the links only where it is required. We can arrange this based on the given patterns. The below figure 1.2 represents the structure of the partial topology.