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Great 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 centre as shown in the diagram below:

Great 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 centre as shown in the diagram below: Computer Networks, Informatics Practices Preeti Arora Solutions CBSE Class 12

Centre-to-centre distance between various buildings:

Law School to Business School60 m
Law School to Technology School90 m
Law School to Admin Centre115 m
Business School to Technology School40 m
Business School to Admin Centre45 m
Technology School to Admin Centre25 m

Number of computers in each of the Schools/Centre:

Law School25
Technology School50
Admin Centre125
Business School35

(a) Suggest the most suitable place (i.e., schools/centre) to install the server of this university with a suitable reason.

(b) Suggest an ideal topology for connecting these schools/centre.

(c) Which device will you suggest to be placed/installed in each of these schools/centre to efficiently connect all the computers within these schools/centre?

(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.

Answer

(a) The most suitable place to install server of the university is Admin center because it has the maximum number of computers. This will help to keep maximum percentage of the network traffic local.

(b) A star topology is ideal for connecting the schools and centre.

(c) A Switch should be installed in each school/centre to efficiently connect all computers. Switches provide high-speed connections and efficient data transmission within local networks.

(d) A Wide Area Network (WAN) will be formed to connect the university's admission office in the closest big city, which is over 350 km away. WANs cover large geographic areas, such as different cities or countries.