CIS 505 Communication Technologies – All Discussions With Sample Answers

CIS-505 Week 6 Discussions

Wireless LAN

Please respond to the following:

  • Analyze the characteristics of wireless LANs and assess the security concerns of this technology in organizations such as universities or hospitals. Identify additional areas of concern for organizations that implement a wireless LAN. Then, explain whether the implementation of a WAN would solve these problems. Explain your rationale.
  • Rank the following IEEE 802.11 standard addresses in order of importance with the first one being the most important. Justify the reason for your chosen order.
    • Association
    • Re-association
    • Disassociation
    • Authentication

CIS-505 Week 7 Discussions

Circuit Packet Switching and VPNs

Please respond to the following:

  • From the e-Activity, analyze at least one major advantage of private networks and the impact it creates for a communication technology organization. Be sure to provide your source either as an article or URL.
  • From the e-Activity, compare three VPN services available to organizations to determine the primary differences among each. Discuss the pros and cons of each VPN service and suggest the type of organization that would best fit each network provider.

ATM and Frame Relay

Please respond to the following:

  • Compare the advantages and disadvantages of ATM to those of frame relay. Recommend the superior technology and explain your rationale.
  • Suppose you are in charge of selecting ATM or frame relay as a WAN alternative for your technological needs of a communication technology organization. Choose one of the WAN alternatives and justify your decision.

CIS-505 Week 8 Discussions

Satellite Communication

Please respond to the following:

  • Justify the circumstances in a business situation in which you would use GEOS, LEOS, and MEOS.
  • Discuss the business applications currently being used to support VSAT.

Data Transmission

Please respond to the following:

  • Compare the four items related to channel capacity: data rate, bandwidth, noise, and error rate. Determine the most important and justify its significance over the remaining items.
  • Describe real-world examples of attenuation and white noise. Examine the effect on the information-carrying capacity of the link and present a way to avoid these types of interruptions.

 

CIS-505 Week 9 Discussions

Digital Transmission

Please respond to the following:

  • Compare and contrast the data communication technologies of guided media and unguided media. This should include transmission media, data link control protocols, and multiplexing.
  • Compare digital transmission to analog transmission to determine the advantages of digital transmission. Provide at least one example to support your response
  • please provide references. thanks

T-1 Lines

Please respond to the following:

  • From the e-Activity, analyze the multiplexing techniques of DSL and cable modem Internet and suggest the one you prefer. Explain your decision.
  • Compare and contrast the use of leased lines in a WAN or LAN setting. Then recommend what you would use if you were a CIO. Support your response with evidence or examples.

 

CIS-505 Week 10 Discussions

Employee Monitoring

Please respond to the following:

  • Take a position on the ethical concerns raised by employees who are upset about organizations monitoring their email or Internet access for security purposes. Assess whether you believe it is fair for an employee to undergo this type of surveillance.
  • Suggest an alternative approach for an organization to control security without monitoring employee actions.
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