THE COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF JAMAICA

COMMON COURSEWORK

SEMESTER I – SEPTEMBER 2022

PROGRAMME: GENERAL

COURSE NAME: FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

CODE: ITEC1104

YEAR GROUP: ONE

DATE: TBD DUE: NOVEMBER 2, 2022

TIME:

ASSESSMENT TYPE COURSEWORK – PROJECT – IN GROUPS

OF FOUR- WEIGHTING: 10%

INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions

1. Your assignment must be typed using the 7th edition APA style of writing.
2. Plagiarized work will not be graded.
3. This is a group assignment (no more than FOUR (4) persons per group ) (2 GROUPS OF 3s)
4. The title page should have the names of all the group members.
5. There should be an authorship statement for each group member.

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 CASE STUDY

Mr. McDonald is the CEO of a company that has 3 branches: Kingston, Montego Bay, and
Mandeville. Each branch has 4 departments with approximately 10 persons in each department.
You have been given the task to design a network for the business by selecting appropriate network
hardware and transmission media.

1. What is a network? (2 marks)

2. State TWO (2) advantages and ONE (1) disadvantage of using networks. (3 marks)

3. With the aid of a diagram, describe the transmission medium that you would recommend
between the branches. Give reasons for your answer. (2+3+2 = 7 marks)

4. What the aid of a diagram, describe the transmission medium that you would recommend
within each branch. Give reasons for your answer. (2+3+2 = 7 marks)

5. Describe the role of FOUR (4) network hardware that would have to be purchased.
Explain how each would be used. (4x4=16 marks)

6. Explain how Mr. McDonald could use each of the following in the running of his
business. (5x3=15 marks)
a. Internet
b. Electronic Funds Transfer
c. Cloud computing
d. Voice messaging
e. Video conferencing

(Total 50 marks)

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RUBRIC

MARKS MARKS
POSSIBLE EARNED
CONTENT 50
Appropriate Grammar 2
Correct font 1
Correct font size 1
Correct paragraph spacing 1
Correct paragraph indentation and alignment 2
Correct margins 2
Correct page format (size and orientation) 2
Page number (correct format and location) 1
Headings and sub-headings correctly formatted 2
Table of Contents (generated by the software) 2
References
Book (at least one) 2
Electronic 2
TOTAL 70

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