IT2250 Unit 1 Assignment Latest 2019 January Question # 00596803 Subject: General Questions Due on: 01/12/2019 Posted On: 01/12/2019 06:03 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.7/5

IT2250 –
Introduction to Network Technology

Unit 1 Assignment

LAN Requirements

Assignment Preparation

Complete the practice labs provided in the Virtual Resource:
Hands-On Labs activity for this unit, if you have not already done so. You will
apply the activity to your assignment.

Assignment Instructions

Health Systems, Inc. is a regional hospital located in a
rural county outside of Washington, DC. The CIO has hired you as a business
analyst. You are responsible for determining the requirements for a new local
area network (LAN) in a 150-bed maternity building scheduled to be built on the
hospital’s campus. Right now, because of the networking issues, the hospital
cannot handle the case load. Therefore, the hospital is forced to send patients
to another hospital. The hospital wants this issue to be solved as soon as
possible.

Your job is to create a 3–5-page proposal that includes the
following components. Your audience is the hospital CIO.

Describe the project requirements.

Clarify goals necessary to complete the project.

Identify the stakeholders involved in the project.

Describe the business implications of the local, regional,
and global network deployment.

Apply the concepts from the unit’s assigned hands-on virtual
labs.

Submission Requirements

Written communication: Written communication is free of
errors that detract from the overall message.

APA formatting: If you use sources, ensure that resources
and citations are formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and
formatting.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Refer to the LAN Requirements Scoring Guide to ensure that
you meet the grading criteria for this assignment.

You are required to submit your assignment to the Turnitin
source matching tool.

Resources

LAN Requirements Scoring Guide.

Success Factors.

APA Style and Format.

Writing Center: Types of Writing.

Turnitin.

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[u01d1] Unit 1 Discussion 1

Networks Comparison

Read the Discussion Participation Scoring Guide to learn
about posting expectations and how the instructor will evaluate your discussion
participation throughout this course.

As you learned from your reading, there are different types
of networks. Two of the most common are client, or server, networks and peer
peer-to-peer networks. In this discussion, complete the following:

Compare these two networks by listing their similarities and
differences.

Provide an example of each type of network and explain when
you would use each type of network.

List some pros and cons of each network.

All references must be in APA format.