[Yr11 Information Technology] network case study problem - how to solve this?

[Bill Oldham]

Hi!

 

If you are using  the new Colin Potts text, you could use the Apply your
knowledge section on Page 98 as an assignment or as a guide for creating
your version of it.

 

Another source would be to look in the Edulists website. Here is a link to
try.

http://www.edulists.com.au/yr12ipm/Unit4/2004/Network%20Case%20study%20-aw.d
oc

 

You could also use the resource materials from the Cengage website. You
would need to contact Jana at Cengage (Jana.Raus at cengage.com).

 

Another means might be to just create a test to be done in class or combined
with an assignment.

 

Hope this is a little help.

 

Bill Oldham (sessional teacher at RMIT and Victoria University)

 

From: yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On Behalf Of Tran, Vi V
Sent: Thursday, 14 April 2011 11:55 PM
To: yr11it at edulists.com.au
Subject: [Yr11 Information Technology] network case study problem - how to
solve this?

 

Hello,

  This is my first yr teaching Year 11 IT. I have a network case study
problem that I'd like to ask about as I'm not too good at the networking
aspect. This problem is taken from Question 4 (Vitta curriculum support CD
2007-2010), Networks worksheet 2, but I can't seem to find the solution to
the worksheet.

  I'll describe the problem below:

BMR is a small consulting company with 4 professionals and a secretary. They
have an office suit in a large city building.

Each staff has a PC and printer. The BMR CEO and secretary has a laser
printer and the other consultants have colour injet printers.

When the consultants needs a laser printout they need to save it to desk and
give it to the secretary to print, and also consultants cannot share files. 

The consultants are frequently on the road, and have to copy files needed to
the firm's one "loaner" notebook computer. If they needed an unexpected file
on the road, there is no good way to retrieve it.

All PCs have modems, only one dial into the Internet at a time and telephone
access is very slow for large maps they often have to download.

 

My question is:

1) If the consultant want to have a notebook that is able to access the
files stored in the office, then would they need to have a WAN network card
installed in the laptop, and also what sort of wireless connection would
they need to use? Is it via 3G (too expensive??) or can remote access be or
does the company need to set up an intranet for the consultants to access
the files on the computers in the office?

2) Would a client-server configuration be the best solution, especially if
consultants want to access files on the road through WAN connections? Or
would peer-to-peer connection do?

 

Any suggestions on how to solve the "on the road" aspect of the problem will
be helpful.

Thanks in advance.

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