Assessment #2

INSTRUCTIONS

Read and answer all questions carefully. Answers must be written on a Word file, spell-checked and submitted before the end of the lesson to itgs.sass@gmail.com


Marking criteria
Each question is worth 10 points, with the exception of question 1, which is worth 20 points. 

Assessment criteria include:

• Answering to the point. Read the questions carefully and answer what is asked, not more, not less.
• Clarity and precision of answers.
• Ability to apply the concepts learned revealing good technical knowledge of concepts involved.

Do not include definitions, no credit will be given for definitions. No copy/pasting is allowed, I will check for the originality of your answers.

1. A company sells insurance plans to customers. Its headquarters are located in Capital Federal, and they have there one network that comprises 5 computers in the administration area that share one printer. They also have 3 other computers that are in a small commercial office that sells policies to customers within the same site and that have one printer. There is a file server at this location that hosts all records from customers and that should be accessed by all computers in this central office as well as the other branch. This central office accesses the Internet through a dedicated cablemodem.
   The company also has one commercial office in Olivos, where it sells directly to customers. In the Olivos branch there are 4 computers that are linked using Token Ring sharing a printer, and 3 computers that are used for administration purposes. They all share one colour printer. This branch is connected to the Internet though a cablemodem and needs to instantly access the database in Headquarters. Design a suitable network for this configuration and add any explanation that you think is relevant as to the choices made.
2. A friend of yours has just been appointed as administrator of a school network. He is worried about hacking and issues that have to do with users accessing unauthorized web sites. What measures can he take to prevent those two issues?
3. Discuss the following statement: “Each year, corporations lose substantial amounts of money through poor or inadequate design of elements for the workplace”
4. You are hired to provide advice to an entrepreneur seeking to establish an e-commerce presence of an existing business. What general and specific advice would you give this person with respect to the differences between a standard business and e-commerce and about the profile of the person to hire to run his e-commerce operation?
5. A firm wishes to establish a control system for its employees to access their individual computers and also to gain access to a central server that stores very confidential information on personal data of customers. What access system would you use in each of these cases and why?
6. What type of person would benefit most or least from teleworking?