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IT 242 Week 1 CheckPoint OSI Model IT 242 Week 1
DQs IT 242 Week 2 CheckPoint Signals IT 242 Week
2 Assignment VoIP IT 242 Week 3 DQs
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• IT 242 Week 1 CheckPoint OSI Model
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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?
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• IT 242 Week 1 DQs
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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.
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• IT 242 Week 2 Assignment VoIP
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Write a 350- to 700-word paper in APA format in
which you analyze the organizations use of VoIP.
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• IT 242 Week 2 CheckPoint Signals
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Explain the differences between data, voice, and
video signals in 200 to 300 words. Include a
description comparing the differences between PBX
and VoIP.
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• IT 242 Week 3 DQs
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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?
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• IT 242 Week 4 Assignment VLAN
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connected through hubs and the network is planned
for orderly growth. The company grows faster and
much differently than was planned, however, and
the call center must be expanded. Some of the
engineering department employees on the second
floor and operations employees on the fourth
floor move offsite and the call center expands.
Space is compressed and users move to other parts
of the building, but their communities of
interest do not change. The same users still need
to communicate with the same services.
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• IT 242 Week 4 CheckPoint Ethernet or Token Ring
  
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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?
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• IT 242 Week 5 CheckPoint Switching
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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?
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• IT 242 Week 5 DQs
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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 Assignment Router and Switch
  Configuration
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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
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• IT 242 Week 6 CheckPoint Static or Dynamic
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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?
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• IT 242 Week 7 CheckPoint Firewalls  
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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.  
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o 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 Assignment Wireless Signals
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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?
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• IT 242 Week 8 CheckPoint WLAN
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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 Capstone Discussion Question  
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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?
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• IT 242 Week 9 Final Project WAN Design
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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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