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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Hi!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Another source would be to look in the Edulists website. Here is a link to try.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.edulists.com.au/yr12ipm/Unit4/2004/Network%20Case%20study%20-aw.doc">http://www.edulists.com.au/yr12ipm/Unit4/2004/Network%20Case%20study%20-aw.doc</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>You could also use the resource materials from the Cengage website. You would need to contact Jana at Cengage (</span><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:Jana.Raus@cengage.com">Jana.Raus@cengage.com</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Another means might be to just create a test to be done in class or combined with an assignment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hope this is a little help.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Bill Oldham (sessional teacher at RMIT and Victoria University)</span><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> yr11it-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:yr11it-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tran, Vi V<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 14 April 2011 11:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> yr11it@edulists.com.au<br><b>Subject:</b> [Yr11 Information Technology] network case study problem - how to solve this?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> I'll describe the problem below:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>BMR is a small consulting company with 4 professionals and a secretary. They have an office suit in a large city building.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Each staff has a PC and printer. The BMR CEO and secretary has a laser printer and the other consultants have colour injet printers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>My question is:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>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?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>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?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Any suggestions on how to solve the "on the road" aspect of the problem will be helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p><b>Important - </b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. 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