What is the most popular type of topology?

Joel Johnson

What is the most popular type of topology generally implemented? A bus, star, or ring?

I would say a Star is the most common topology. Rings are becoming outdated and a bus has to many points of failure. Here's a description of the various network topologies: https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/network-topology

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