Saturday, 10 August 2013

NTC 360 Week 1 Discussion Question 1




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Based on the article by Elmeleegy et al. (2007), why have some researchers recommended redesigning the Ethernet networking technology from the ground up? Why do the authors propose a new solution?



NTC 360Week 1 Discussion Question 2




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What are some considerations an organization should look at when moving from a traditional phone system to VoIP? Explain the impact on an organization when using VoIP.


NTC 360 Week 2 Discussion Question 1




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Based on the Shacham et al. (2007) article, what are the advantages of using optical (photonic) communications in future chip multiprocessors (CMP)? What are the two inherent limitations of photonic networks that electronic computing can solve? What is the size or scale of the components being discussed?


NTC 360 Week 2 Discussion Question 2




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Based on the Takahashi et al. (2007) article, what characteristic of a mesh network is important to the experiment? What are the pros and cons of employing this emergency communications design within an area of the U.S. prone to natural disasters


NTC 360 Week2 Individual Telecommunication Systems




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Prepare a 2- to 3-page paper describing the telecommunication systems used at your workplace.
Use short answers to explain the difference between:

         Rotary and Dual Tone Multi-frequency (DTMF)
         Wide Area Telecommunications Service (WATS) and leased lines
         Private Branch eXchange (PBX) and Centrex

         The layers of the International Organization for Standardization-Open Systems Interconnection (ISO-OSI) model

NTC 360 Week 3 Discussion Question 1




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Based on the Beliles and Twinam (2008) article, what role does an Ethernet layer 2 switch play in virtual local-area networks (VLAN)? How can an Ethernet layer 2 switch be used to implement physical and data security policies? How does protecting a VLAN switch in a secure physical location prevent tampering?


NTC 360 Week 3 Discussion Question 2

NTC 360 Week 3 Individual short answer




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Use short answers to explain the difference between:
          Synchronous and asynchronous
         Analog and digital
         XON and XOFF
         Simplex and duplex
         Serial and parallel transmission
         Baseband and broadband
         Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) and Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
         Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
         Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP)


NTC 360 Week 3 Learning Team Instructions





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          Network protocols
 o        Identify protocols.
o        Provide rationale for the adoption of existing protocols.
o        Explain advantages and disadvantages of protocols.
o        Present recommendations and benefits.

o                  Each team will submit one status report for the activities that were done during that week along with any issues and future plans for the next week.

NTC 360 Week 4 Discussion Question 1




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Based on the Nicholaisen (2007) article, what are the concerns with the current OSI model design? Why is the Clean Slate Internet Project important to lower the impact of Internet organized crime?


NTC 360 Week 4 Discussion Question 2




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What are some of the reasons an organization might consider using a Wireless LAN?
What type of security issues need to be considered when implementing a Wireless LAN?


NTC 360 Week 4 Individual Short answer




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Use short answers to explain the difference (including the advantages and disadvantages of) between:

         Mesh, Bus, Ring and Star topologies
         Ethernet, Token Ring, FIDDI and wireless


Use a short answer to explain at what levels of the OSI model TCP/IP functions.

NTC 360 Week 4 Learning Team Instructions




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          Network topologies

o        Identify topologies in use.
o        Explain advantages and disadvantages of different topologies.
o        Consider combining topologies.
o        Present recommendations and benefits.

         Switching

o        Identify places in the networks where switching currently exists or would be beneficial.
o        Explain advantages and disadvantages.
o        Present recommendations and benefits.

o                  Each team will submit one status report for the activities that were done during that week along with any issues and future plans for the next week.

NTC 360 Week 5 Discussion Question 1




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Based on the Greiner (2010) article, in addition to traditional technical security tools, some of the network security best practices are non-technical and relate to physical security and employees.  Name three of these practices and explain how your organization meets or falls short on the practices identified.

NTC 360 Week 5 Discussion Question 2

NTC 360 Week 5 Learning Team Service Request Project




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Complete work on Service Request.

·         Network Security

o        Identify current security efforts.
o        Identify security needs.
o        Explain advantages and disadvantages of various security approaches.
o        Present recommendations and benefits.

Prepare and submit a 10- to 12-page paper.


NTC 360 week5 Learning Team Service Request Presentation