CS101 Assignment No. 4 Solution

Q # 1: Suppose ABC Company have an office in Lahore. It has currently 50 computers. Now, Management is going to buy a new building in front of old building. They want to extend their network between these two buildings with 50 new computers:

 

Answer the questions given below in scenario described above. (5 * 2 = 10 Marks)

 

(i) If they can afford good budget, which cable will be suitable for networking. (You have to provide two best options. Option 1 has higher priority than Option 2)

 

• Twisted Pair

• Optic Fiber

 

(ii) Which network Topology will be better in building network in new building.

 

• Star

 

(iii) Which network Topology will be better in building network between two buildings

 

• Tree

 

(iv) Which network device(s) will be used to connect two networks?

 

• Router

• Switch

• Bridge

 

(v) If we use wireless network between two buildings, what will be drawbacks or risks? (you have to describe two points)

 

• Limited Access

• Not Much Secure

• Interruption

• Low Speed

• High Cost

 

Q # 2: Consider following network Topology and answer the questions given below. (5)

(i) Identify type/name of topology used in the figure above?

 

• Mesh

 

(ii) If we have to decrease network cost then which type of measure (s) / action (s) we must take.

(Remember the figure given above while answering this question)

 

• Convert into star topology