

What type of network is called for-LAN, WAN, MAN, or internet-work? What additional devices might be needed to ensure efficient network communication?Ĭase Project 1-4: Chapter 2 discusses network hardware. Expansion plans includes leasing another floor four stories above the current offices in the same building and adding 35 wrorkstations and atleast one more server immediately, with additional equipment purchases expected. CNT Books has recently purchases another book company and needs more space and computers. It now occupies an entire floor in the building, and its LAN has grow to include serveral servers and more than 60 workstations. What computer configuration tasks might you need to perform?Ĭase Project 1-3: CNT Books has expanded considerably since you got the network up and running three years ago. Would you choose a peer-to-peer network or a server-based network? Write a list of supplies you might need to purchase to accomplish this task.

The company wants the most inexpensive solution and only minimal training for employees. Employees must also be able to control resources on their own machines.

You’re to bring them into the 21 st  century by configuring a network that allows them to share files through the network. Currently, it employs six people who still use floppy disks to get files from one computer to the next. Would you choose a peer-to-peer network, a server-based network, or a combination? WhyĬase Project 1-2: CNT Books hired you as a productivity consultant. You're instructed to set up the network to make it easy to manage and back up yet still provide centralized storage for project files. Users will work on multiple projects, and only users assigned to a project should have access to the project files. (Solved) Case Project 1-1: Networking Gadgets, Inc., currently employs 8 people but plans to hire 10 more in the next four months.Ĭase Project 1-1: Networking Gadgets, Inc., currently employs 8 people but plans to hire 10 more in the next four months.
