Networks

Question 1

Name 4 factors a company may take into account when choosing a network.

Answer 1

• Cost of the Network
• Size of the Organisation
• How the System will be Used
• Existing Systems to Integrate
• Performance and Speed Required
• Security Issues

Question 2

Name an advantage and a disadvantage of a peer to peer network.

Answer 2

Advantages

• Cheaper
• Less venerable to centre server crashes
• Simpler to set up and maintain

Disadvantages

• Slower processing of tasks
• Only works well on small networks <15
• Security and backup are not centralised and difficult to manage
• Access to data depends on the owners permission

Question 3

Name one advantage and one disadvantage of a client server.

Answer 3

Advantages

• Faster processing of tasks
• Can manage large networks
• Centralised control with servers doing many management functions themselves
• Offers easy access to centralised data

Disadvantages

• More expensive as software system more complex and need to buy servers
• If server crashes no one can continue work
• Require specialist personnel to manage server

Question 4

Name one advantage and one disadvantage of Broadband

Answer 4

Advantages

• fast connection
• saving telephone bills
• use telephone and be on the internet at the same time
• just better quality and faster really

Disadvantages

• costly
• local exchanges may not be capable of very high speed digital transmissions