ThisDeVry course focuses on design, development and operation of a data
communications system and computer network, and emphasizes managing
data distribution and access. The course includes essential elements of
networks including hardware, software and interfaces. Students use a
networking software tool to build and analyze network models.
MIS 589 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2 | Introduction and the Application Layer
Discussion 0: Introductions (not graded, but required)
Discussion 1: Adopting New Communication Technologies (graded)
Discussion 2: Networks and Protocols (graded)
MIS 589 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2 | Physical Layer and Data Link Layer
Discussion 1: Communication Media Minicase (graded)Discussion 2: Data Link Layer Minicase (graded)
MIS 589 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2 | Network DesignDiscussion 1: N..
Online Booking & Reservation Management Royal Management Funding
MIS 589 Week 1 Milestone 0 - Proposal Draft
Rough Introduction to your idea, objectives, service, clients & requirements etc.
MIS 589 Week 2 Milestone 1 - Proposal
Formal proposal to your selected idea of project - Propose Introduction to Conclusion
MIS 589 Week 3 Milestone 2 - Network Requirements 1
Physical, Data Link , Network Layers
MIS 589 Week 4 Milestone 3 - Network Requirements 2
LAN ..
Discussion 0: Introduction (Not graded, but required)
Introducing the way Discussion is to be done.
Discussion 1: Adopting New Communication Technologies (graded)
Accurate Accounting: Diego Lopez is the
managing partner of Accurate Accounting, a small accounting firm that operates
a dozen offices in California. Accurate Accounting provides audit and
consulting services to a growing number of small and mediumsized firms, many
of which are high technology firms. Accurate Accounting staff t..
Test Your Knowledge Quiz - MCQs
Questions: 1-20
1. (TCO A) Which of the following is not true
about a server?2. (TCO A) A backbone network is3. (TCO A) Which layer of the OSI reference
model is responsible for ensuring flow control so that the destination station
does not receive more packets that it can process at any given time?4. (TCO A) Which of the following would be a
standard used at the data link layer of the OSI reference model?5.&n..
Test Your Knowledge Quiz - MCQs
Questions: 1-20
1. (TCO
B) Two fundamentally different types of data are
2. (TCO
B) Having a conversation with someone using a cellular phone is an example of
_____ transmission.
3. (TCO
B) Which of the following would be considered a type of wireless media?
4. (TCO
B) Which of the following media can best withstand harsh environmental conditions?
5. (TCO
B) Which of the following is not an important factor to consider when ..
Discussion 1: Communication Media Minicase (graded)
Eureka! is a telephone and Internetbased
concierge service that specializes in obtaining things that are hard to find
(e.g., Super Bowl tickets, firstedition books from the 1500s, Fabergé eggs).
It currently employees 60 staff members who work 24 hours per day (over three
shifts). Staff members answer phone calls and respond to requests entered on
the Eureka! website. Currently, each staff member has a desktop PC with two
monitors and a tw..
Discussion 1: Network and Transport Layer (graded)
The Internet is a network of networks.
Explain the role of the network layer and Internet protocol (IP) in order to
make internet working possible.
Discussion 2: Network Design - Mini-case (graded)
Computer dynamics is a microcomputer
software development company that has a 300 computer network. The company is
located in three adjacent five story buildings in an office park with about
100 computers in each building. The LANs in each buil..
Network Design - Test Your Knowledge Quiz - MCQS
Questions: 1-20
1. (TCO
B) The _____ layer links the application layer with the network layer and is
responsible for end-to-end delivery of messages. (Points : 1)
2. (TCO
B) Transmission control protocol and Internet protocol was developed for in 1974. (Points : 1)
3. (TCO
B) The source destination port identifier tells the destination station (Points
: 1)
4.&..
Discussion 1: LANs (graded)
Sally’s Shoes (mini case): Sally Smith runs a shoe store in the mall that is about 30 feet by 50 feet in size, including a small office and a storage area in the rear. The store has one inventory computer in the storage area and one computer in the office. She is replacing the tow cash registers with computers that will act as cash registers but will also be able to communicate with the inventory computer. Sally wants to network the computers with a LAN. What sort of..
Wired, Wireless LANs, and Backbone Networks - Test Your Knowledge Quiz - MCQS
Questions: 1-20
1. (TCO
C) A(n) ___ allows many users to share the same set of files on a common, shared
disk drive. (Points : 1)
2. (TCO
C) Which of the following is not an advantage of using CAT5 unshielded twisted
pair for cabling LANs? (Points : 1)
3. (TCO
C) Of the following, which is not true about fiber optic cable? (Points : 1)
4. (TCO
C) Which of ..
Discussion 1: Wide Area Networks (graded)
Cookies Are Us (minicase): Cookies Are Us runs a series of 100 cookie stores across the Midwestern United States and central Canada. At the end of each day, the store sends sales and inventory data to headquarters, which uses the data to headquarters and uses the data to ship new inventory and plan a marketing campaign.
The company has decided to move to a new WAN. As a consultant,
what kind of WAN architecture would you recommend, and why would ..
Wide Area Networks and The Internet - Test Your Knowledge Quiz - MCQS
Questions: 1-20
1. (TCO
C) ___are companies that build a data and telecommunications infrastructure
from which other companies can lease services for WANs and MANs. (Points : 1)
2. (TCO
C) A are devices that permit a user to
connect to a digital T-carrier service. (Points : 1)
3. (TCO
C) ___are dedicated digital circuits that are the most commonly used form of
dedicated ..
Discussion 1: Risk Assessment (graded)
Belmont State Bank (minicase): Belmont state Bank is a large bank with hundreds of branches that are connected to a central computer system. Some branches are connected over dedicated circuits and others use multi protocol label switching (MPLS). Each client has a variety of client computers and ATMs connected to a server. The server stores the branches and transmits it several times during the day to the central computer system. Tellers at each branch si..
Report Structure
Introduction1. What was the purpose of TigerVNC?2. What was the purpose of Kali Linux?3. What did the following command do when typed in Kali Linux’s
terminal window?4. What did the following command do when typed in Kali Linux’s
terminal window?5. What was the difference between nmap and zenmap?6. What is accomplished by network footprinting?7. What are the countermeasures a network security ar..
Network Security - Test Your Knowledge Quiz - MCQS
Questions: 1-20
1. (TCO
E) Which of the following is not one of the major categories (or
sub-categories) into which network security threats can be placed? (Points : 1)
2. (TCO
E) An example of ___data would be if a computer virus eliminated files on that
computer. (Points : 1)
3. (TCO
E) A network switch failure is an example of a(n) ___threat. (Points : 1)
4. (TCO
E) Developing __..
Discussion 1: Network Management - Cost
City School District (minicase): City School district is a large urban school district that operates 27 schools serving 22,000 students from kindergarten through grade 12. All schools are networked into a regional WAN that connects the schools to the district central office and each other. The district has 5,300 client computers. The table shows the annual costs. Calculate the real total cost of ownership—TCO (without wasted time).
Discussion 2: Networ..
Network Management - Test Your Knowledge Quiz - MCQS
Questions: 1-20
1. (TCO
G) __is when network managers deal with network breakdowns and immediate
problems instead of performing tasks according to a well laid out plan. (Points
: 1)2. (TCO
G) To help reduce firefighting in network management, a network manager should
spend time on to prevent problems.
(Points : 1)3. (TCO
G) __refers to managing and documenting the network’s hardware and software
configuration. (P..
Questions: 1-16 1. Question:
(TCO A) A backbone network
is (Points : 10)
2. Question:
(TCO B) With a
client-based network, one fundamental problem is that (Points : 10)
3. Question:
(TCO B) What technique is
used by most videoconferencing applications to reduce the amount of data being
transmitted? (Points : 10)
4. Question:
(TCO C) Which of the
following would be considered a type of wireless media? (Points : 10)
5. Question:..