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Prime Computer Services Ltd. is an international educational organization. It is planning to set up its India campus at Mumbai with its head office in Delhi. The Mumbai office campus has four main buildings — ADMIN, ACCOUNTS, EXAMINATION and RESULT.
You as a network expert have to suggest the best network-related solutions for their problems raised in (i) to (v), keeping in mind the distances between the buildings and other given parameters.
Shortest distances between various buildings:
| ADMIN to ACCOUNTS | 55 m |
| ADMIN to EXAMINATION | 90 m |
| ADMIN to RESULT | 50 m |
| ACCOUNTS to EXAMINATION | 55 m |
| ACCOUNTS to RESULT | 50 m |
| EXAMINATION to RESULT | 45 m |
| DELHI Head Office to MUMBAI Campus | 1450 km |
Number of computers installed at various buildings:
| ADMIN | 110 |
| ACCOUNTS | 75 |
| EXAMINATION | 40 |
| RESULT | 12 |
| DELHI Head Office | 20 |
(a) Suggest the most appropriate location of the server inside the Mumbai campus (out of the four buildings) to get the best connectivity for maximum number of computers. Justify your answer.
(b) Suggest and draw cable layout to efficiently connect various buildings within the Mumbai campus for a wired connectivity.
(c) Which networking device will you suggest to be procured by the company to interconnect all the computers of various buildings of the Mumbai campus?
(d) The company is planning to get its website designed which will allow students to see their results after registering themselves on its server. Out of the static or dynamic, which type of website will you suggest?
(e) Which of the following will you suggest for online face-to-face communication between the people in the ADMIN office of Mumbai campus and Delhi Head Office?
(i) Cable TV
(ii) Email
(iii) Video conferencing
(iv) Text chat
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(a) The most appropriate location for the server would be the ADMIN building because it has the highest number of computers (110).
(b) A star topology can be used to efficiently connect various buildings within the Mumbai campus. Cable layout is shown in the diagram below:
(c) A Switch/Hub is recommended to interconnect all the computers of various buildings within the Mumbai campus.
(d) A dynamic website will be more suitable for the company's purpose. Dynamic websites can be updated regularly and interact with databases, allowing students to access personalized information such as their results after registering.
(e) Video conferencing
Reason — Video conferencing would be the most suitable option for online face-to-face communication between the ADMIN office of the Mumbai campus and Delhi Head Office. It offers real-time audio and video capabilities, enhancing collaboration and communication effectiveness.
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