appendix b
Associate Level Material
Appendix B
LAN Operating Systems Scenarios
Read the three scenarios below and answer the questions that follow each scenario.
You are the network administrator for a new company that has 10 users and that plans to add 5 more users within a year. The files need to be accessed by all 10 users, and each user must have different security rights. What kind of network would you install? How would the pieces and components of this network relate to each other? Define each component.
The type of relationship you would want to have is a SERVER/CLIENT relationship. The server would have to be able to handle logon/authentication (domain controller). Most likely a Windows Server that has an Active Directory. I also will need a file server which is a computer responsible for the central storage and management of data files so that other computers on the same network can access the files. Based on the departments I would need to create security groups in order to keep the network secure. I will also create a shared drive directory structure that represents each department. For example if more than 5 employees needed to be added it would be very easy to add them to the necessary security group which will automatically add them to the share
You are the network administrator for a company that has a peer-to-peer network. How would the pieces and components of this network relate to each other? Define all the components of this type of network.
The peer to peer network is unique because it has no central hub for any of the computers that is on the network. The computers are connected to each other and each computer hold a piece of the network capability, each computer handles part of the processing power, the memory requirements, and the communication processes. The components in this network are computers that are connected to each other and the cables that they are connected to. This type of network does not allow many additions to the
Appendix B
LAN Operating Systems Scenarios
Read the three scenarios below and answer the questions that follow each scenario.
You are the network administrator for a new company that has 10 users and that plans to add 5 more users within a year. The files need to be accessed by all 10 users, and each user must have different security rights. What kind of network would you install? How would the pieces and components of this network relate to each other? Define each component.
The type of relationship you would want to have is a SERVER/CLIENT relationship. The server would have to be able to handle logon/authentication (domain controller). Most likely a Windows Server that has an Active Directory. I also will need a file server which is a computer responsible for the central storage and management of data files so that other computers on the same network can access the files. Based on the departments I would need to create security groups in order to keep the network secure. I will also create a shared drive directory structure that represents each department. For example if more than 5 employees needed to be added it would be very easy to add them to the necessary security group which will automatically add them to the share
You are the network administrator for a company that has a peer-to-peer network. How would the pieces and components of this network relate to each other? Define all the components of this type of network.
The peer to peer network is unique because it has no central hub for any of the computers that is on the network. The computers are connected to each other and each computer hold a piece of the network capability, each computer handles part of the processing power, the memory requirements, and the communication processes. The components in this network are computers that are connected to each other and the cables that they are connected to. This type of network does not allow many additions to the