NUMBER OF PERIPHERALS AVAILBLE IN THE LAB

 Monitors
46

 Keyboard
51

 Mice
48

 System box
49

NETWORKING COMPONENTS USED IN THE CURRENT COMPUTER

LAB:
. Ethernet cables
. Wireless fidelity
The network topology are Bus Networking

DISTANCE BETWEEN THE COMPUTERS IN THE CURRENT COMPUTER

LAB:
80cm.

LENGTH AND WIDTH OF THE NEW PROPOSED COMPUTER

LABORATORY
. Length = 12 metres
. Width = 8 metres
THREE POSSIBLE SETUPS FOR THE NEW PROPOSED LAB
SETUP1

SETUP2
SETUP3
ADVANTAGES OF SETUP 1
1)It is easy to manage, as each device is connected to a central hub or switch
2)It is scalable, as new devices can be added easily without affecting the
existing ones
3)It is reliable, as the failure of one cable or device does not affect the rest of
the network
4)It is high-performing, as there are no data collisions or interference

ADVANTAGES OF SETUP 2
 Easy to implement and to add more nodes to the network.
 Quick to set up.
 Uses less cabling than some other network topologies and is therefore cost
effective.
 Can be used with a variety of cable types, including coaxial, twisted pair, and
fiber optic.

ADVANTAGES OF SETUP 3
 More agility than traditional WAN/MPLS networks
 More reliability than traditional WAN/MPLS networks
 More cost-effective than traditional WAN/MPLS networks
 Accessibility

DISADVANTAGES OF SETUP 1
 It is expensive to install as this type of network uses the most cable
(network cable is expensive).
 Extra hardware is required (hubs or switches) which adds to cost.
 If a hub or switch fails, all the devices connected to it will have no network
connection.

DISADVANTAGES OF SETUP 2
 It can be difficult to find out where an error has occurred as more nodes are
added.
 The performance of the network can be reduced, making this unsuitable for
large local area networks (LANs).
 The whole network fails if the backbone cable is broken or if there is a
problem with the main bus cable.

DISADVANTAGES OF SETUP 3
 It is a type of network expensive.
 The design of a hybrid network is very complex.
 There is a change in the hardware to connect one topology with another
topology.

CHOSEN SOLUTION ;
 SETUP 2
REASONS FOR CHOOSING SETUP ;
This setup is cheap and easy to install for our school lab full of
computers

NUMBER OF COMPUTERS THAT CAN BE ACCOMMODATED IN THEE

NEW PROPOSED COMPUTER LAB are 64

NETWORKING HARDWARE REQUIRED FOR THE NEW PROPOSED

SETUP;
1) Switch
2) Cables
FUNCTION OF EACH NETWORKING COMPONENT MENTIONED
ABOVE
1) Cables- for connection amongst the computers to each other
and transporting the data.
 Switch- Network switches help provide automatic link connections that
remove time-consuming settings and provide easy access to network
devices.