Question:
Networking: Protocols and Access Methods
1. As the network administrator for a growing firm, you want to design your network to run efficiently now and in the future. You plan to implement a server based Windows Server 2003 network. Although you currently support only 20 users on one floor of one building, management is rumoured to be planning an acquisition that would effectively double your company's network size. Highlight your current and future requirements, and choose the protocols and channel access method best suited to this situation. Then, explain why you chose those protocols and access methods.
2. A local bank just hired you to completely redesign its network. Money is no object, but its database transactions are time-critical, and PCs throughout the bank must be able to access the databases, which are on UNIX systems. Choose the best protocols and channel access method for this situation.