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IT 242 Week 1 CheckPoint: OSI Model

IT 242 Week 1 DQs
IT 242 Week 2 CheckPoint: Signals
IT 242 Week 2 Assignment: VoIP
IT 242 Week 3 DQs
IT 242 Week 4 CheckPoint: Ethernet or Token Ring
IT 242 Week 4 Assignment: VLAN
IT 242 Week 5 CheckPoint: Switching

IT 242 Week 1 CheckPoint OS

I Model
Due Date: Day 5 [post to the Individual forum]
Describe the OSI model and how it relates to a network
in 200 to 300 words. Your response should include ans
wers to the following:
On which layers of the OSI model do WAN protocols op
erate?
What are some of these protocols?
On which OSI layers do switches and routers operate?

IT 242 Week 1 DQs

Due Date: Day 2 [post to the Main forum]
Post your response to the following: What is a WAN? Lo
cate an example of a typical WAN setup and describe th
e components. Provide a picture, chart, or image if poss
ible. Respond to your classmates and discuss how your
examples differ.
6. Discussion Question 2
Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Main forum]

IT 242 Week 2 Assignment Vo

IP
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum]
Conduct an Internet search to locate a case study that s
hows how VoIP was beneficial to an organization.
Write a 350- to 700-word paper in APA format in which
you analyze the organizations use of VoIP.
Respond to the following in your analysis:
Include a detailed explanation of the case study and the
organization
Why did the organization require a VoIP solution?

IT 242 Week 2 CheckPoint Sig

nals
Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum]
Explain the differences between data, voice, and video s
ignals in 200 to 300 words.
Include a description comparing the differences betwee
n PBX and VoIP.

IT 242 Week 3 DQs

Discussion Question 1
Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum]
Post your response to the following: Conduct an Interne
t search to locate an example of a private network and a
public network. How is each network used? What are th
e pros and cons of each?
3. Discussion Question 2
Due Date: Day 4 [Main forum]
Post your response to the following: You are a consulta
nt who has been hired to design a WAN for a startup bu
siness. How would you explain sub netting in a way you
r nontechnical client would understand?

IT 242 Week 4 Assignment V

LAN
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum]
Consider the following scenario:
Your company moves into a new building. Marketing is
on the first floor, engineering is on the second floor, op
erations is on the third floor, and the call center is on th
e fourth floor. The LAN is organized neatly, with each flo
or having its own switch. Some of the groups on the flo
or are
IT 242 Introduction to WAN Technologies
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IT 242 Week 4 CheckPoint Et

hernet or Token Ring
Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum]
Consider the following scenarios.
Saguaro Federal has mainframes for all of its banks and
businesses. Should the company use the Ethernet or To
ken Ring protocol? Explain your choice. Why is this choi
ce appropriate?
XYZ Technology Consultants has offices on the second, t
hird, and fourth floors of the office building it occupies.
Should the company use the Ethernet or Token Ring pro
tocol? Explain your choice. Why is this choice appropriat
e?

IT 242 Week 5 CheckPoint Sw

itching
Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum]
Compare and contrast packet and circuit switching in 25
0 to 300 words. Which is more commonly used? What a
re the advantages and disadvantages of each?

IT 242 Week 5 DQs

Discussion Question 1
Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum]
Post your response to the following: Identify the functio
ns of a CSU/DSU. How are they used in a corporate envi
ronment?
3. Discussion Question 2
Due Date: Day 4 [Main forum]
Post your response to the following: ISDNs are sometim
es used in locations that do not support DSL or cable m
odem connections. Your choices may be analog modem
s

IT 242 Week 6 Assignment Ro

uter and Switch Configuratio
n

Assignment Router and Switch Configuration

Due Date Day 7 [Individual forum]
Describe how to configure a switch and router in a 350to 750-word paper in APA format. Be sure to include the
following
Basics of installing, setting up, and configuring a switch
User interface console and the purpose of each menu it
em
Configuring VLANs and spanning tree protocol

IT 242 Week 6 CheckPoint Sta

tic or Dynamic
Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum]
Consider the following scenario:
As a network administrator for a company, you want to
configure an IP route between two routers. Of static an
d dynamic routing, which is more appropriate?
Explain your answer in 200 to 300 words

IT 242 Week 7 CheckPoint Fir

ewalls

Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum

In 200 to 300 words:
Describe the three main types of firewalls.
Explain how each type protects a network.
Determine which firewall is the most efficient and why.

IT 242 Week 7 DQs

Discussion Question 1
o Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum
o Post your response to the following: What are some o
f the greatest security risks to a wide area network? Pro
vide an example of one risk and discuss the potential co
nsequences and possible precautions.
3. Discussion Question 2
o Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum
o Post your response to the following: What is a key? W
hat are the differences between private key and public k
ey encryption? Provide examples of each

IT 242 Week 8 Assignment Wi

reless Signals
Resource: Ch. 18 of Wide Area Networks
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum]
Discuss four different types of wireless technologies in
a 350- to 700-word paper in APA format.
Describe the characteristics and properties of each sign
al type, and how each can be used.
Include a table or matrix that compares properties of th
e four signal types.

IT 242 Week 8 CheckPoint WL

AN
Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum]
Explain in 200 to 300 words at least two different ways t
o secure a WLAN. What are the ramifications if a WLAN i
s breached?

IT 242 Week 9 Capstone Disc

ussion Question
Due Date: Day 3 [Main forum]
Post your response to the following: How has your perc
eption of WAN technology changed as a result of what y
ou have studied in this course?

IT 242 Week 9 Final Project

WAN Design
Resource: Appendix A
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum]
Read Appendix A.
Develop a plan to set up a wide area network based on t
he scenario presented in Appendix A. Your plan must in
clude the following:
An overview of the company and its needs
A logical network drawing for Acme to depict the recom
mended WAN
Recommendations for the type of leased lines the comp
any should choose at each location,

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