Question

You’ve been called in to consult with a small startup company that needs advice on how to set up its computer systems and network. The startup company does not have a lot of money to invest in a large IT infrastructure, but it will have 30 employees that use computers to run a variety of applications, many of which are server-based. The company already has cabling and switches in place to connect its computer to a LAN, and it has a 50 Mbps Internet connection. a. What do you advise for this small business to satisfy its IT needs?

Answer 1

Answer:

focus on a client-server model

Explanation:

In this scenario, the best advice that can be given would be to focus on a client-server model. Since almost all of the applications that will be used by the employees are server-based it would be best to focus on only implementing the minimum necessary hardware for the 30 employees. So much so that they are able to access the server correctly but without adding excessive hardware power that would simply be overkill. Since the company already has all the necessary LAN switches it would be fairly simple to connect all of these machines together and 50 Mbps is more than enough for data transfer.