wat is topology.?

Answer 1

A network topology is the pattern of links connecting pairs of nodes of a network. It's the shape of a LAN or other communications system. A given node has one or more links to others, and the links can appear in a variety of different shapes. The simplest connection is a one-way link between two devices. A second return link can be added for two-way communication. Modern communications cables usually include more than one wire in order to facilitate this, although very simple bus-based networks have two-way communication on a single wire.

Network topology is determined only by the configuration of connections between nodes; it is therefore a part of graph theory. Distances between nodes, physical interconnections, transmission rates, and/or signal types are not a matter of network topology, although they may be affected by it in an actual physical network.

Answer 2

Topology (Greek topos, place and logos, study) is a branch of mathematics concerned with spatial properties preserved under bicontinuous deformation (stretching without tearing or gluing); these are the topological invariants. When the discipline was first properly founded, in the early years of the 20th century, it was still called geometria situs (Latin geometry of place) and analysis situs (Latin analysis of place). From around 1925 to 1975 it was the most important growth area within mathematics.

Topology also refers to a particular mathematical object studied in this area. In this sense, a topology is a family of open sets which contains the empty set and the entire space. If a family of sets is in the topology, then its union must be in the topology. If a finite family of sets is in the topology, then its intersection must be in the topology. A set equipped with a topology is called a topological space. The remainder of this article deals with the branch of mathematics known as topology.

Topology has sometimes been called rubber-sheet geometry, because it does not distinguish between a circle and a square (a circle made out of a rubber band can be stretched into a square) but does distinguish between a circle and a figure eight (you cannot stretch a figure eight into a circle without tearing). The spaces studied in topology are called topological spaces. They vary from familiar manifolds to some very exotic constructions.

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Answer 3

Topology is the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence.

Answer 4

its the way computers are connected into a network
Search the web for star , ring and bus topologies

Answer 5

its meaning change from field to field.. so plz be specific for which field you are talking. Tologoy word uses in many fields like ..
1) describe location
2) topographic anatomy
3) network topology
4) analysis situs

Answer 6

Your question is vast to answer since it is put under Internet > Networks ...then the answer would be:

The configuration of a communication network.

Answer 7

geometric arrangement of nodes and cable links in a local area network; may be either centralized and decentralized