Question 13a
7 June 2022 · Computer Science (083)
Galaxy Provider Ltd. is planning to connect its office in Texas, USA with its branch at Mumbai. The Mumbai branch has 3 Offices in three blocks located at some distance from each other for different operations – ADMIN, SALES and ACCOUNTS.
As a network consultant, you have to suggest the best network-related solutions for the issues/problems raised in (a) to (d), keeping in mind the distances between various locations and other given parameters.
Layout of the Offices in the Mumbai branch:
Shortest distances: ADMIN to SALES: 300 m SALES to ACCOUNTS: 175 m ADMIN to ACCOUNTS: 350 m MUMBAI to TEXAS: 14000 km
Computers: ADMIN: 255 ACCOUNTS: 75 SALES: 30 TEXAS: 90
(a) It is observed that there is a huge data loss during the process of data transfer from one block to another. Suggest the most appropriate networking device out of the following, which needs to be placed along the path of the wire connecting one block office with another to refresh the signal and forward it ahead.
Answer
(c) REPEATER
Explanation
A Repeater regenerates the received signal and retransmits it to extend the transmission distance.