IT-513-15 Enterprise IT Application and Business Analytics
PART-A
The National Prosperity Bank ( NPB) has decided to connect all of its stores in the US. This will allow the bank to improve its communication and collaboration between branches, as well as provide a more seamless experience for its customers. The bank currently has 6 branches in the US, with headquarters in NYC.
New York City NY NPB Bank’s headquarters
Bank branches
-Los Angeles CA
-Chicago IL
-Houston TX
-Phoenix AZ
-Philadelphia PA
-San Antonio TX
The bank needs the new network to have the following features:
Improved communication and collaboration between branches
A more seamless experience for customers
Centralized IT infrastructure, which will save money and improve efficiency
Increased security and reliability of the network
QUESTION 1 The NPB bank decided to connect all stores in the US.
How many interconnecting cables are required to fulfill the full mesh topology requirements?
How many interconnecting cables are required to fulfill the Ring Topology requirements?
Compare and contrast Full Mesh Topology vs Ring Topology. Which one you would recommend, and Why?
QUESTION 2 The bank managers require data communication links between widely spread branches in different cities and bank headquarters in NYC. You should Facilitate communications between the bank in NYC and branches in the different cities over large geographical distances. What kind of computer network you would use to fulfill the requirements?
QUESTION 3 NPB bank’s branches in different cities over large geographical distances reported communication problems with headquarters. They have been experiencing a Reduced communication range, degraded signal quality and in some cases interrupted data communication connections and communication failures. What is the nature of the problem and how can you address this problem so there will be high-quality communication between branches and the headquarters in NYC.
PART-B
Please include:
For the duration of this course, you will be the Chief Data Officer (CDO) of a fictional firm of your choice.
You started your career in data as an analyst
As the CDO, you built your company’s first data warehouse or a data lake
List the projects that you will undertake to help your analysts
Prioritize them
Write a short bullet describing why this project is on your list