Write the two advantages and two dis­advantages of bus topology in network.

The two advantages of bus topology in a network are:

1. It requires shorter cable length and has a simple wiring layout.
2. It provides a resilient architecture making it very reliable from a hardware point of view.

The two disadvantages of bus topology in a network are:

1. Fault diagnosis and isolation is difficult.
2. Reconfiguration is required when the network has its backbone extended using repeaters.