Chapter 1 CASE PROJECT

Question: #1
XYZ Corporation currently employs eight people but plans to hire 10 more in the next four months. users will work on multiple projects, and only those users assigned to any one project should have access to the project files. You're instructed to set-up the network to make it easy to mange and back-up. Would you choose a peer to peer , a server-based, or a combination network? Why?

Answer:
- I choose server-based network because the users need a security for their project files. It is said into the question #1 that only those users assigned to any one project should hve accesss to the project. It also makes the most sense for networks with 10 or more users or any networks where resources are used heavily. Is also centralized control,security, resource mangement, or back-up is desirable.

Question: #2
Widgets, Inc., hired you as productivity consultant. currently they employ six people who routinely exchange information via sneakernet. They want the cheapest possible solution and only minimal training for employees: Individual employees also must be able to control resources on their own machines. Would you choose a peer-to-peer, a server-based, or a combination network? Why?

Answer:
- I choose peer-to- peer network because it only includes no more than 10 users and the budget considerations are paramount. and the widgets, Inc., employ only six people. Peer-to-peer also network also works best for networks with 10 or fewer users, it is also inexpensive to purchase and operate, individual users control their own shared resources.

Question: #3
American Tool and die operates two machine shops, one in Towson, Maryland, and the other in Beltsville, Maryland. Thw company wants the two locations to share a single database, so that managers at each facility can exchange work orders and monitor inventory on demand. Individual users need some control over individual resources, choose a peer-to-peer , a server-bnased, or a combination network? Why?

Answer:
- I choose combination network because the machine shops need some control over individual resources, It incorporates both peer-to-peer and server-based capabilities. There are two locations so that, it should be needed to have a combined network.

Question: #4
What kind of specialized servers do you need to install at American Tool and die, based on the information presented in the previous Case Project?

Answer:
- Fax Servers is the one needed to install American tool and die, based on the information presented in the previous Case Project.