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1. What type of network would you recommend and why?
For Thrift Towne, I would suggest a peer-to-peer network. This networking system is easy to configure and inexpensive. These are two qualities Thrift Towne is interested in for their Network. Since security is not an issue, this would also be a good network for them because through this network data and resources are shared therefore making it less secure than other types of networks.
2. What kind of additional equipment would Thrift Towne have to purchase to make your solution work?
I would also suggest that Thrift Towne use a LAN network since they are confined to one building with only four clients. They also may want to invest in some sort of printing service that they could use to share a printer on their network instead of purchasing a printer for each workstation. However, printer services are typically more expensive but may be useful in the long run for Thrift Towne.
3. What role (or roles) would you assign to each of the four workstations and any other equipment you recommend?
One of the workstations would be in charge of taking on the role of the server. This person would have to have the most technical experience, as they would be the one in charge of managing all of the shared resources. As the server, this computer would need the most disk space so I would suggest that they invest in more memory space. Another role would be a computer who would be the host. This person would have the responsibility of enabling resources to be shared between each of the computers.
4. What type of upgrades, if any, might the workstations require to make your solution work?
Thrift Towne is a fairly small group of clients so upgrades may not be necessary for their organization. If they were to make an upgrade anything however, I would suggest they invest in is a new NOS (network operating system). This will allow them to have more extensive capabilities within their network.