Computer Science trivia
Name a network topology
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a network topology”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 20 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Star
- Ring
- Bus
The next answers people reach for
These 4 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Mesh
- Tree
- Hybrid
- Fully connected
How deep does “Name a network topology” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 4 | 25 |
| The Deep | 4 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 8 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 4 answers starting with D and P. The Abyss has 8 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 20 answers in total, 12 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Bus”. Longest: “Dragonfly topology”.
- D, B and C are the most common first letters; together they start 40% of the answers.
How to go deeper
- Start with D: 4 of the answers begin with it.
- Star, Ring and Bus are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Go down the stack: from apps to protocols to the hardware underneath.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a network topology”?
- The usual first answers are Star, Ring and Bus. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a network topology”?
- 20 in all: 3 on The Tip, 4 Below the Surface, 4 in The Deep, 8 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a network topology” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Bus” and the longest is “Dragonfly topology”.
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