Management - Each Question Has Assessment Answer

Each question has a word limit of between 300 and 400 words which is a little under a page per question (the total length should be around 4 pages including diagrams). Scenario Jim runs a small consulting firm, Soylent Co, with 30 employees spread between accounts, human resources, administration, and engineering. Jim’s son, Tony, knows a bit about computers and so Jim has asked him to upgrade the company network. You went to high school with Tony. You receive a panicked phone call from Tony telling you that he has spent the last two days trying to find why his father’s newly upgraded network is having significant stability problems. You’ve agreed to come and take a look at what he’s done and to help him fix things. Although Tony is an acquaintance of yours, he and Jim are asking you, as a professional, to provide a report for the company. The report should be written at an appropriate professional standard, and marking will take this into account. Question 1 (20 marks) – Identifying network design faults Jim has given you a diagram showing the current state of the network using the only tool he has available to him: PowerPoint. Examine the associated PowerPoint file and write a report identifying and describing any problems you find. (200 words) Question 2 (20 marks) – Improving network design Jim is impressed by your report and asks you to write a proposal to improve the network, although his budget is limited he tells you that if you can justify your design choices you may be able to purchase some more equipment. You will need to provide a new network design diagram in PowerPoint format, thankfully Jim has included a couple of slides with various network equipment elements that you can use as templates. What would you recommend? Justify your recommendation. (200 words) Question 3 (20 marks) – Security Whilst doing your evaluation Soylent Co suffers a data breach. Jim asks you to add any necessary security controls to your design. As you do so you also become aware of cross departmental security issues as the engineering department are able to see all the human resources information on the file server. What controls do you put in place to rectify these problems? (200 words)