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Homework 4

Part 1

1. If you are setting up a simple network at home to connect your newest devices, which of the network topologies discussed in this chapter would you choose? Explain why? (I believe that a Star topology is best.)

2. Identify a network topology (Star, Ring, Bus, Hybrid) that would best suit each of the following networked environments and explain why.

a. Apartment Building

b. Collection of Apartment Buildings

c. City Convention Center

Part 2

1. Compare and contrast the two varieties of distributed operating systems discussed in this chapter: a process-based DO/S and an object-based DO/S. If you were the system administrator, which would you prefer? Explain your reasoning.