Reference no: EM133085913
Lab sheet: Visualization tools
Objectives: - Creating network and security diagrams
Discussion
When designing networks or networking related reports, you are likely to require tools to plot diagrams. Two commonly used tools are:
- Draw.io
- Visio
Draw.io
Draw.io is a web-based application to plot diagrams. It integrates with Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox. It is free to use and can be used to create multiple diagram types including
- Flowcharts
- Organisational structures
- Engineering diagrams
- Software diagrams
- UML diagrams
- Venn diagrams
Visio
Visio is a Microsoft product. It is available as an add-on to Microsoft Office 365. This application is also available on Federation University's lab machines.
Task 1 - Invoke Draw.io.
Draw.io supports many web browsers. To start this application
- Open a browser
- Enter Draw.io OR www.draw.io in the browser's address field
- Choose "Create New Diagram"
- Choose the type of Diagram (For this lab Network)
Task 2 - Create a network diagram that resembles the one shown below.
Task 3
To gain marks repeat tasks 1 and 2 using Visio and include your diagram in Lab Report 2.