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Refer to "Standards for Written Work" and "Standards for Presentations" in your Program Handbook, which can be accessed through the University of Phoenix eCampus Web site.

Some of the following assignments refer to the networks of Huffman Trucking. Huffman Trucking is a Virtual Organization. A link to the Virtual Organizations can be found on the rEsource page. Information about Huffman Trucking's networks can be found in the Information Technology department on the company's intranet site.

Week Date Due Individual Assignments

One Complete assignments posted on the rEsource course page.

Two Prepare a 2-3 page paper on telephony at Huffman Trucking. Include the following:

* Types of systems

* Physical extent of the systems

* Services (i.e., voice messaging, teleconferencing, etc.).

Three Prepare a 3-4 page paper describing all of the telecommunications protocols used at Huffman Trucking and what applications are associated with each protocol.

Four Prepare a 2-3 page paper on the LANs at Huffman Trucking. Include the following:

* Physical extent of the LAN

* Number of nodes and workstation types (i.e., Pentium, etc.)

* Number of servers

* Applications (i.e., e-mail, Windows, MS Office, etc.)

* Architecture (i.e., client/server, peer-to-peer, mainframe, segmented, etc.)

* Topology (i.e., bus, ring, star, etc.)

* Media (i.e., UTP, STP, Coaxial cable, Fiber, etc.)

* Connections (i.e., Hubs, repeaters, bridges, gateways, etc.)

* NOS (i.e., Novell, Windows NT, UNIX, etc.)

Five The table below describes possible reasons for a slow LAN. Fill in the solutions.

Six Complete a Learning Team Evaluation.

Reasons Solutions

RAM in workstations.

CPU in workstations.

Increase in number of nodes.

Increase in traffic and loading.

Upgrades in applications (i.e., upgrade in Windows).

New applications (i.e., access to Internet).

Increase in graphics use.

Configuration problems.

LEARNING TEAM ASSIGNMENTS

The following assignment refers to Service Requests for McBride Financial Services. A link to the Virtual Organizations can be found on the rEsource page. Your instructor will direct which one of the following Service Requests you are to complete:

Service Request SR-mf-005, Network Plan - Boise Office

Service Request SR-mf-007, Network Plan - Sioux Falls Office

The Learning Team will create a Network Requirements document and Network Logical Design for their assigned location.

Meeting Date Due Learning Team Assignments

One Create a Learning Team Charter.

Begin work on the assigned Service Request for McBride Financial Services. Do NOT work on the Change Request.

* Review the network design transcript.

* Begin work on Network Requirements document.

Two Continue work on the assigned