network topology
Topology The word topology is reveals the shape of the NETWORK. Networks have shapes, and the shape a network has much to do with the way it functions. Two different definitions of topology are as follows: PHYSICAL : If you can see it and touch it, it is physical. The physical topology of a network is the layout or actual appearance of the cabling scheme used on a network. LOGICAL If you cannot see it or touch it, it is logical The logical topology of a network describes how the data flows through the physical topology.