... Javacon is under contract by the City of Meridian, LA to design and install a Local Area Network for the Social Services Agency. They are expected to install twenty functional workstations, servers with dual Pentium processors, two Hewlett-Packard laser jet network printers, and a fully operational local area network system in the Meridian Social Service Agency. They are also required to provide ... with this project. Careful planning and research is in order to locate and purchase the correct equipment for this project. The Agency was very specific about the types of workstations, serv...

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... of the largest and most common disadvantages are server failure and initial start up cost. When the server fails, the whole system is considered useless until the server is fixed. Servers can also be very expensive, ranging from $5000.00 to $150,000.00. Also, in order to cut down on server failure, special-purpose server software, hardware and expert staff ... ...

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... different protocols. Protocols govern communication between different machines but at the same layer. The top layer is called the application layer. This layer allows two application programs that use different servers to communicate with one another. The transport layer allows two hosts to communicate with one another, regardless of the difference in their design. An example would be a desktop PC communicating ... ...

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... throughout a major corporation. Local Area Networks provides organizations with abilities essential for today's business needs. For example, a LAN gives access to important data bases that host email, printer, mass storage servers and other important aspects needed in today's growing industry. The distinguishing feature of a LAN would be its confinement to a limited geographic area and its size. Primarily used in single buildings ... ...

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