The following scenario is used for Case Projects 2-1 through 2-6:

Darts is a sporting goods company with outlets in most of the western states. This company has a network of 10 servers and 273 client computers that have the following operating systems:

Eight Windows Server 2012 servers

Two Linux servers running Red Hat Linux Enterprise

20 computers running Mac OS X version 10.10 Yosemite

32 computers running Windows 10

80 computers running Windows 8.1

46 computers running Windows 7

12 computers running Windows Vista

Darts realizes that with the projected growth of the company, they need to upgrade the computers and servers on their network.

1. The Accounting Department has all of the Windows Vista computers. The accounting director wants to upgrade to Windows 10. What are the advantages of upgrading for this department in terms of the enhanced operating system functions that are available in Windows 10? What are some possible disadvantages?

2.If the Accounting Department does upgrade to Windows 10, will the department be able to run a legacy billing program that was designed for Windows Vista?

3.The Marketing Department uses Mac OS X version 10.10 Yosemite computers. Because they plan to purchase new computers, what is the newest Mac operating system to which they can upgrade? What would be the advantage of this upgrade for their department?

4.The president of Darts is convinced that the processor on his Windows 10 system is overloaded. How can you help him determine if there is a problem with the processor?

5.The new chief financial officer believes that the Windows 7 computers should not be upgraded. In his opinion, "If it works, don't fix it." What is your response?

6.The CEO understands that cloud computing and virtualization have advantages and wants you to recommend a server platform that will allow the company to more easily work with virtualization and the cloud while staying with Microsoft Server. However, he also sees the benefit of Linux compatibility because the company is currently running two Linux servers. Finally, he is interested in consolidating physical servers into virtual servers whenever possible. What server OS do you recommend and why?