Activity 1 Scenario: (Marks: 25) JP Marketing is a marketing company that was established five years ago. The company has 10 employees, and it has been growing steadily over the last two years. It wants to move to a larger premise and recruit more staff. It expects to have a staff of between 15 and 20 people within the next year. Before starting the company, the owner of the company studied networks and computer systems at college, so he remembers some of the old technology. He takes responsibility for designing the office premises and purchasing equipment. In the past, he had some bad experiences with IT companies trying to sell him things that he did not require, so he has asked you to advise him. The owner is very keen to ensure that the network will be as future-proof as possible. In other words, he wants the network to still be operational even when technology changes. However, he The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd 2022 18; 19; 20; 21 Page 4 of 30 2022 also wants the network to not be expensive. The office premises that he wants to move the company into is a single floor of a modern steel-frame building. The office contains 5 rooms: 1 large open plan office space and 4 smaller offices for managers. In the modern steel-frame building, there are three floors of concrete construction and stud-partition walls. Different companies occupy the other two floors of the building. The building is in a business park with high-speed (fiber) communications available. Marketing in the 21st century is now dominated by digital marketing and media. JP marketing is now dealing with an increasing amount of multimedia data and has subsequently employed a member of staff with expertise in web analytics. Some staff will be using desktop PCs, others have laptops, and most staff have Samsung tablets (or iPads). Learning Unit 1-3: Understanding Data Communications The owner remembers learning at college about several networking technologies including Token Ring, Ethernet, and FDDI. He recalled that FDDI was 'the future, but he cannot remember specific details about it. As a result, he has asked you to complete the following: Q.1.1 Using suitable examples, briefly explain the difference between Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, and Wi-Fi. (15) You must make a recommendation about which technology he should use. A good answer will relate your recommendation to the business requirements of JP Marketing. Motivate your recommendations. Showing the difference (6 marks). Making recommendations. (5 marks) Using suitable examples. (4 marks) Q.1.2 Explain how Ethernet deals with two computers transmitting at the same time. (10) You should also explain how modern Ethernet networks increase performance. The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd 2022