Introduction
The organization has a local area network logistical structure. It is made up of a basic spanning tree protocol that serves the various departments in the institution with a single administrator. The net work has a wide variety of network management tools such as switches firewalls and routers that serve to regulate decentralize and distribute access to the various departments in the organization.
How will bandwidth affect development?
All large-scale networks such as the internet face the contemporary challenge of having a centralized system of maintenance. This is partially due to the magnitude of the information required and the size of equipment that would be involved. This therefore limits the available frequency in bandwidth that is attributed to the physical and structural challenges of the LAN system as well as the need to deter interference from external sources and connections. The primary economic concerns that are presented by the network alongside the need to maximize the amount of information that will be available to the learners will be pegged on the bandwidth limitation (Wood 2008).
The handling capacity will also play a great role in limiting the amount of information that can be conveyed within a single timeline. To avoid reduced speed in the network due to network overload the system will therefore limit the number of users that can access the system at any given time. The learners in the organization are therefore going to be admitted in shifts or timetables to allow a smooth flow of learning as well as speedy and prompt unlimited access to information in the knowledge.
Who will be in charge of managing it?
The system currently operates with a single administrator who is responsible for the maintenance and correction of network problems. The single administrator also bears the access codes to the secure files in the organization under a centralized system. The learning and learning and development system will however require independent access that will be allowed to the network manager. The manager will also be vested with the responsibility of monitoring the system and taking proactive actions to prevent any possible network interruptions. He will however fall under the administrators mandate and will have limited access to the secure system filed such as those concerning progress records and performance ratings (Stewart and Bartrum 2002). He will however operate in conjunction with the network administrator in ensuring that there is a smooth flow of materials and knowledge in the learning system.
Who will be in charge of monitoring use, virus protection, and other maintenance issues?
The network manager will be responsible for monitoring and protecting the system from virus infection and interruptions from external network. He will also ensure that he safeguards the network form failures of external network by ensuring that he maintains a slim margin of dependence between the local network and external networks.
Are different types of authoring tools better for online phases as opposed to stand alone ones
Due to the eminent security concerns that arise from the use of a variety of authoring tools it is important and useful for a small network such as the organizations LAN network to use a standalone toll such as Challenge that is designed to construct and present problem based scenarios to learners of differing levels. Such a toll may be used for both intranet and internet based protocols.
References
Stewart, T., and Bartrum, P. (2002). “CHALLENGE — An Authoring Tool for Problem-Based Scenarios, Delivered Alone or 2002 Over the WWW,” ICCE, International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE’02), pp.197.
Wood, L., (2008). “The LAN turns 30, but will it reach 40?” Computerworld.com. Web.