Computer Networks - II — Question 11
Back to all questionsGreat Studies University is setting up its Academic schools at Sunder Nagar and planning to set up a network. The university has 3 academic schools and one administration center as shown in the diagram below:
Center to center distances between various buildings are :
| Law School to Business School | 60 m |
| Law School to Technology School | 90 m |
| Law School to Admin Center | 115 m |
| Business School to Technology School | 40 m |
| Business School to Admin Center | 45 m |
| Technology School to Admin Center | 25 m |
No. of Computers in each of the buildings are :
| Law School | 25 |
| Technology School | 50 |
| Admin Center | 125 |
| Business School | 35 |
(a) Suggest the most suitable place (i.e., Schools/Center) to install the server of this university with a suitable reason.
(b) Suggest an ideal layout for connecting these Schools/center for a wired connectivity.
(c) Which device you will suggest to be placed/installed in each of these Schools/center to efficiently connect all the computers within these Schools/center ?
(d) The university is planning to connect its admission office in the closest big city, which is more than 350 km from the university. Which type of network out of LAN, MAN or WAN will be formed ? Justify your answer.
(a) The most suitable place to install the server is the Admin Center as it houses the maximum number of computers. Thus, reducing the cable cost and keeping most of the traffic local.
(b) An ideal layout for connecting these Schools/center for a wired connectivity is given below:
Law School - Business School - Technology School - Admin Center
(c) A hub/switch can be installed in each of these Schools/center to efficiently connect all the computers within these Schools/center.
(d) WAN will be formed as the distance between the admission office and the university is 350 km, which is more than the range of LAN and MAN.