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IT 242 Week 1 CheckPoint OSI Model
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1 DQs IT 242 Week 2 CheckPoint Signals IT 242
Week 2 Assignment VoIP IT 242 Week 3 DQs IT 242
Week 4 CheckPoint Ethernet or Token Ring IT 242
Week 4 Assignment VLAN IT 242 Week 5 CheckPoint
Switching IT 242 Week 5 DQs IT 242 Week 6
CheckPoint Static or Dynamic IT 242 Week 5 DQs IT
242 Week 6 Assignment Router and Switch
Configuration IT 242 Week 7 CheckPoint
Firewalls IT 242 Week 7 DQs
Due Date Day 5 post to the Individual
forum Describe the OSI model and how it relates
to a network in 200 to 300 words. Your response
should include answers to the following On which
layers of the OSI model do WAN protocols
operate? What are some of these protocols? On
which OSI layers do switches and routers
operate? If routers reside at more than one
layer, what is the difference between the OSI
layers?  
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IT 242 Week 2 Assignment VoIP
IT 242 Week 1 DQs
Due Date Day 2 post to the Main forum Post
your response to the following What is a WAN?
Locate an example of a typical WAN setup and
describe the components. Provide a picture,
chart, or image if possible. Respond to your
classmates and discuss how your examples
differ. 6. Discussion Question 2 Due Date Day 4
post to the Main forum Post your response to
the following What is the most commonly used
cable in networking? What are the latest
advancements in cabling
Due Date Day 7 Individual forum Conduct an
Internet search to locate a case study that shows
how VoIP was beneficial to an organization. Write
a 350- to 700-word paper in APA format in which
you analyze the organizations use of
VoIP. Respond to the following in your
analysis Include a detailed explanation of the
case study and the organization Why did the
organization require a VoIP solution? How did
VoIP improve operations?
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IT 242 Week 3 DQs
IT 242 Week 2 CheckPoint Signals
  Due Date Day 4 Individual forum Explain
the differences between data, voice, and video
signals in 200 to 300 words. Include a
description comparing the differences between PBX
and VoIP.  
Discussion Question 1 Due Date Day 2 Main
forum Post your response to the following
Conduct an Internet search to locate an example
of a private network and a public network. How is
each network used? What are the pros and cons of
each? 3. Discussion Question 2 Due Date Day 4
Main forum
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IT 242 Week 4 CheckPoint Ethernet or Token Ring
IT 242 Week 4 Assignment VLAN
. Due Date Day 7 Individual forum Consider
the following scenario Your company moves into a
new building. Marketing is on the first floor,
engineering is on the second floor, operations is
on the third floor, and the call center is on the
fourth floor. The LAN is organized neatly, with
each floor having its own switch. Some of the
groups on the floor are IT 242 Introduction to
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planned for orderly growth. The company grows
faster and much differently than was planned
Due Date Day 4 Individual forum Consider the
following scenarios. Saguaro Federal has
mainframes for all of its banks and businesses.
Should the company use the Ethernet or Token Ring
protocol? Explain your choice. Why is this choice
appropriate? XYZ Technology Consultants has
offices on the second, third, and fourth floors
of the office building it occupies. Should the
company use the Ethernet or Token Ring protocol?
Explain your choice. Why is this choice
appropriate? Explain your answers to the two
scenarios in a total of 200 to 300 words. Each of
your responses should include a description of
the main features of the protocol you selected.  
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IT 242 Week 5 DQs
IT 242 Week 5 CheckPoint Switching
Due Date Day 5 Individual forum Compare and
contrast packet and circuit switching in 250 to
300 words. Which is more commonly used? What are
the advantages and disadvantages of each?  
Discussion Question 1 Due Date Day 2 Main
forum Post your response to the following
Identify the functions of a CSU/DSU. How are they
used in a corporate environment? 3. Discussion
Question 2 Due Date Day 4 Main forum Post your
response to the following ISDNs are sometimes
used in locations that do not support DSL or
cable modem connections. Your choices may be
analog modems or an ISDN connection in those
remote locations. Describe three benefits ISDNs
have over regular dial-up modem connections.
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IT 242 Week 6 CheckPoint Static or Dynamic
IT 242 Week 6 Assignment Router and Switch
Configuration
a Due Date Day 7 Individual forum Describe
how to configure a switch and router in a 350- to
750-word paper in APA format. Be sure to include
the following Basics of installing, setting up,
and configuring a switch User interface console
and the purpose of each menu item Configuring
VLANs and spanning tree protocol Basics of
installing, setting up, and configuring a
router The different comment modes of a router At
least four routing protocols and the purpose of
using these protocols
Due Date Day 5 Individual forum Consider the
following scenario As a network administrator
for a company, you want to configure an IP route
between two routers. Of static and dynamic
routing, which is more appropriate? Explain your
answer in 200 to 300 words  
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IT 242 Week 7 DQs
IT 242 Week 7 CheckPoint Firewalls
Due Date Day 5 Individual forum In 200 to
300 words Describe the three main types of
firewalls. Explain how each type protects a
network. Determine which firewall is the most
efficient and why.  
Discussion Question 1o Due Date Day 2 Main
forumo Post your response to the following What
are some of the greatest security risks to a wide
area network? Provide an example of one risk and
discuss the potential consequences and possible
precautions.3. Discussion Question 2
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IT 242 Week 8 CheckPoint WLAN
IT 242 Week 8 Assignment Wireless Signals
Resource Ch. 18 of Wide Area Networks Due
Date Day 7 Individual forum Discuss four
different types of wireless technologies in a
350- to 700-word paper in APA format. Describe
the characteristics and properties of each signal
type, and how each can be used. Include a table
or matrix that compares properties of the four
signal types. Provide a hypothetical situation
for each signal type that illustrates how it
could be, or is being, used in a WAN. In what
circumstance, for example, would a company choose
to use a satellite signal?
Due Date Day 4 Individual forum Explain in
200 to 300 words at least two different ways to
secure a WLAN. What are the ramifications if a
WLAN is breached?  
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IT 242 Week 9 Final Project WAN Design
IT 242 Week 9 Capstone Discussion Question
Due Date Day 3 Main forum Post your response
to the following How has your perception of WAN
technology changed as a result of what you have
studied in this course?  
a Resource Appendix A Due Date Day 7
Individual forum Read Appendix A. Develop a
plan to set up a wide area network based on the
scenario presented in Appendix A. Your plan must
include the following An overview of the company
and its needs A logical network drawing for Acme
to depict the recommended WAN Recommendations for
the type of leased lines the company should
choose at each location, how each location will
connect to headquarters, and whether or not each
location should be able to connect with the others
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