It/240 Network Consultant Scenario

It/240 Network Consultant Scenario

CheckPoint: Network Consultant Scenario
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Phoenix University, Axia College
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Summary

58. You have been contracted to build a network for a multimedia development firm that currently uses a 10-Mbps Ethernet network. The company requires a high-bandwidth network for the multimedia team, which constantly views and manipulates large files across the network. The
Company is expecting moderate growth. You are to come up with a solution to support the high bandwidth applications and growth potential of this company.

Required result:
â–  Increase network bandwidth.
Optional result:
â–  Support future growth.
â–  Improve server response time.
Proposed solution:
â–  Install CAT 5 UTP cable in a star topology
with the existing hub.
■ Upgrade the workstation’s adapter cards to
support 100 Mbps.
â–  Increase the amount of RAM in the server.

The proposed solution ___________.

a. achieves the required result and both optional
results
b. does not achieve the required result but
achieves both the optional results
c. does not achieve the required result but does
achieve one of the optional results
D. achieves the required result but cannot
achieve either of the optional results
e. achieves neither the required result nor either
of the optional results

Installing CAT-5 cables may not improve the network bandwidth by much.   Rather than using a hub, the company should utilize a layer-3 switch, a VLAN, which can be utilized to be configured to decrease crash, as well as improve response time and performance on the network.   This solution does not support future growth.   A futuristic solution would suggest use of CAT 5e cable, layer-3 switch, and a server farm. Using a router would give better result, but since the firm is witnessing moderate growth, use of router would be too expensive and needless....