It Task 2 Social and Ethical Implications of Networking
Table of contents Page 1: Information page.
Page 2: Table of contents.
Page 3: Why I chose a tree topology. Diagram of tree topology. Page 4: Hardware and software required. Communications mediums and protocols. Page 5: Advantages and disadvantages for staff. Page6: Advantages and disadvantages for learners. Social and ethical implications. Page7: Security of network. Bibliography.
Diagram of a Tree topology layout:
About a Tree topology:
Tree Topology Tree topologies integrate multiple star topologies together onto a bus. In its simplest form, only switch devices connect directly to the tree bus, and each switch functions as the "root" of a tree of devices.
I chose this topology because this topology supports future expandability of the network much better than a bus (limited in the number of devices because of the broadcast traffic that it generates) or a star (limited by the number of switch connection points) alone. I chose this because this can be very useful to a school setup for if they wish to improve on the school. It also means that if one switch goes wrong, others can still connect on the other switch although if the central switch fails all the other switches would fail.
This structure gives better performance as the main switch controls the whole network.
Tree topology is used to identify the system on the network, to share information across network and allows users to have many servers on the network. Tree topology is the best topology because the signals that are transmitted by the root nodes are received by all the computers at the same time.
Hardware and Software required:
Computers and devices:
1. Router used to create a wireless network so that extra cables are not needed.
2. Firewall: a piece of hardware or software put on the network to prevent some communications forbidden by the network policy.
Page 2: Table of contents.
Page 3: Why I chose a tree topology. Diagram of tree topology. Page 4: Hardware and software required. Communications mediums and protocols. Page 5: Advantages and disadvantages for staff. Page6: Advantages and disadvantages for learners. Social and ethical implications. Page7: Security of network. Bibliography.
Diagram of a Tree topology layout:
About a Tree topology:
Tree Topology Tree topologies integrate multiple star topologies together onto a bus. In its simplest form, only switch devices connect directly to the tree bus, and each switch functions as the "root" of a tree of devices.
I chose this topology because this topology supports future expandability of the network much better than a bus (limited in the number of devices because of the broadcast traffic that it generates) or a star (limited by the number of switch connection points) alone. I chose this because this can be very useful to a school setup for if they wish to improve on the school. It also means that if one switch goes wrong, others can still connect on the other switch although if the central switch fails all the other switches would fail.
This structure gives better performance as the main switch controls the whole network.
Tree topology is used to identify the system on the network, to share information across network and allows users to have many servers on the network. Tree topology is the best topology because the signals that are transmitted by the root nodes are received by all the computers at the same time.
Hardware and Software required:
Computers and devices:
1. Router used to create a wireless network so that extra cables are not needed.
2. Firewall: a piece of hardware or software put on the network to prevent some communications forbidden by the network policy.
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