(a) Assemble a Server computer based on your budget (state the amount in Ghana Cedis), discussing the
type of components (giving their exact names, model numbers, types, cost, architecture, etc.) you would
need and give reasons why you need them. AP(10)
(b) Discuss how you would network AIT-Sea View campus, taking into account the various sections of
that campus (computer labs, health clinic, offices, security post, etc), discussing the choice of
technologies, devices, topology/topologies, network types, protocols and anything else you would use
and justifying your choices. AP(8)
(c) Discuss a simple networked system that could be used at the entrance to an examination hall at AIT
in order to eliminate the manual checking of examination chits and ID cards during an exam session.
Assemble such a system and discuss all the components of the system and how they function in detail.
AN(7)
Question 2
(a) Discuss the IT-related challenge(s) you face at the AIT Computer-Lab(s), giving reasons for the
challenge(s) and how the challenge(s) could be resolved. In addition, discuss the topology and
architecture used the lab(s). . AN (10)
(b) Discuss how you would link together the two campuses of AIT (Sea View and Knowledge City),
discussing the choice of technologies to be used based on the distance between the two campuses and
category of network size it falls under. Justify your choices. AP(8)
(c) Using AIT as a case study, discuss a simple netwoked system which could be useful at the entrance of
the university in enforcing some of the COVID-19 protocols. AP(7)
Question 3
(a) Using the AIT Lemass as an example, discuss practically the Quality of Service (QoS) levels in the
areas that are measured when determining the performance of a system. If any of the areas measured
has a poor quality of service, discuss what could be done to improve upon its quality of service. AP(10)3
(b) Discuss practically the server form factor(s) you would consider for AIT and justify your choice with
reasons. AN(8)
(c) Using the AIT Internet provision for lectures to be streamed online as a case study, discuss the
kind(s) of challenge(s) faced by lecturers (e.g IT101) using the Internet service(s) provided by the school
for the online streaming and its impact on students (both on campus and at home/hostel). Discuss what
you think could be done to resolve such challenge(s).. CR(7)
Question 4
(a) Using the AIT Wifi for Students as an example, explain the challenge(s) you face while accessing it,
explain why the challenge(s) exist(s) and explain what you think could be done to fix the challenge(s).
E(10)
(b)Using AIT (Lecturers, Students, Administrators and the President) as an example, explain Unicast,
Broadcast, Multicast and Anycast transmissions. In addition, use well labelled diagrams to further depict
your explanation. CR(8)
(c) Discuss the challenge(s) you faced whilst using the Google Meet platform for our Live Online Video
Lectures for this course and what could be done about the challenge(s).