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Unit 2 Networking - Pearson BTECH Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Computing

Assignment - Understanding Networking concepts according to the current industry

Learning Outcome 1: Examine networking principles and their protocols.

Learning Outcome 2: Explain networking devices and operations.

Design efficient networked systems

1. Prepare a written step-by-step plan of how you are planning to design a Local Area Network (Report) (Diagram)

2. Justify your choice of devices for your network design.

3. Produce a test plan to evaluate this design for the requirements of bandwidth and cost constraints as per user specifications. (Table) (Report)

4. Justify and include the security requirements with a new diagram under the default gateway of 192.168.15.1 for the terminals to the diagram designed above and quality of services needed for selection of accessories.

5. Give out the steps of preparing the Networking cables for real time implementation for the below mentioned,

- Straight Through Cabling
- Cross over cabling

Part 2 Implement test and diagnose networked systems

1. Explain What is IP and the classes of IP and justify the selection of the class of IP address to the above designed diagram in part 1(Report)

2. Explain the term Static IP and Dynamic IP with proper steps of configuration (Add relevant screenshots
done during practical session.

3. Show the steps done to complete the process of file sharing (report) (Screenshots)

4. Implement a network you would suggest for a further development according to your point of view with justification with a detailed diagram

5. Conduct verification and explain pinging process (screenshots)

6. Record the test results and analyse these against expected results. (screenshots)

7. Investigate what functionalities would allow the system to support device growth and the addition of communication devices.