A logical topology is how devices appear connected to the user. A physical topology is how they are actually interconnected with wires and cables. For example, in a shared Ethernet network that ...

is the process of a user confirming that they are who they say they are on a computer system. In a network, this is often done through inputting a username and password. For networks that require ...

High-level versus low-level. Logical implies a higher view than the physical. Users relate to data logically by data element name; however, the actual fields of data are physically located in ...