Scenario: This exercise intends to ensure that you can:
(a) Describe the general structure of a computer network.
(b) Present some typical procedures for securing and maintaining networks.
(c) Identify the links between the technological components and the overall sociotechnical framework of the firm.
Network Structure:
https://www.pcmech.com/article/network-structure/
Network Structure Design:
https://www.geeksnerds.co.uk/it-support/computer-network/
Securing your network with Policies and Procedures:
https://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/4776.aspx
Ten steps to securing Networks:
https://howto.techworld.com/security/1862/ten-steps-to-secure-networking/
Sociotechnical systems in the 21st century:
https://www.bayswaterinst.org/storage/Sociotechnical%20systems%20theory%20in%20the%2021st%20Century.pdf
Sociotechnical knowledge creation and storage in organizations:
https://www.iriboffice.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=6n0yNKnHr5A%3D&tabid=245&mid=636
Now, imagine you are starting a new business; you are opening a medium-sized food store in your hometown. (if a food store does not suit you, then any similar-sized business is fine for this assignment.) Specifically, you now must design the technology and networking architecture for your business.
For this case, write description and justification for the technology and network architecture you decide upon and design. Be sure to articulate the structure, your procedure for securing and maintaining the network, and discuss and rationalize the socio-technical linkages that you design between your organization and the technology.