Discuss the below:
Scenario 1
EMH Technologies Corporation has set up a site that allows its employees to view their personal human resource data from remote computers. The site has an area where employees can view job postings within the company and make changes to their contact information. Employees can also sign up for technology courses electronically via the site. What type of network is EMH Technologies Corporation using?
Scenario 2
Soaps Galore is a small shop in Waterville, Maine that sells handmade soaps, bath products, and creams. Recently, Soaps Galore received a glowing review of their products in a national magazine. As a result of the magazine article, the store was flooded with phone calls from people all over the United States and Canada wanting to buy their products. To keep up with customer demand, they created a site that allows customers to purchase all of the products they carry in the Waterville store online. What type of network is Soaps Galore using?
Scenario 3
The Bloom Design Group is a company that offers interior design services to businesses and individuals throughout the world. The company's site features a virtual decorating tool, which offers clients the chance to play with different color and design schemes. This tool allows their clients to get an idea of what a design project would look like once it is completed, before actually making color and design decisions. The site also gives member interior designers access to their client files and company style guides, as well as the ability to electronically process orders for design materials and furniture. The designers simply use a login and a password to gain secure access to the site and these features. What type of network is the Bloom Design Group using?
Scenario 4
XYZ Plastics is a manufacturing company with 50 plants located throughout the United States. They have a site that houses their employee personnel handbook, the contact information and addresses for all of their plant locations, and the telephone numbers and email addresses for all 3,000 employees nationwide. The site also lets employees electronically submit vacation and plant transfer requests, as well as make changes to their health benefits coverage. What type of network is XYZ Plastics using?
The Nets Worksheet found in Appendix F, which asks you to define Internet, intranet, and extranet. Identify the key characteristics of each. Describe how each is used in a business setting. Then, read each of the four scenarios presented, and identify whether it is an intranet, extranet, or the Internet being used.
The Nets Worksheet
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Internet
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