When someone online attempts to befriend you for the soul purpose of stealing confidential or sensitive information it is called social engineering
Answer:
Neil should recommend to this client a star network.
Explanation:
A star network is a computer network where every host is connected to a central hub, switch, or computer.
Main advantage of a star network is that one corruption (unless it is central hub) doesn't affect the rest of the network, and it's easy to modify.
The star network is one of the most common computer network setups