A small office providing television services in Chicago has contacted Mark, a network administrator, to set up a network connection for their operations. The total strength of devices will not exceed $10,$ and so Mark decides that a LAN connection is all that is required for their functionality. Mark, however, wants to ensure that the devices are connected centrally, and for this purpose he plans on installing a central switch. Analyze which physical topology is best suited for this purpose.

A small office providing television services in Chicago has contacted Mark, a network administrator, to set up a network connection for their operations. The total strength of devices will not exceed $10,$ and so Mark decides that a LAN connection is all that is required for their functionality. Mark, however, wants to ensure that the devices are connected centrally, and for this purpose he plans on installing a central switch. Analyze which physical topology is best suited for this purpose.

A bus topology

A star topology

A ring topology

A mesh topology