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Darts is a sporting goods company with outlets in most of the western states. This company has a network of 273 computers consisting of the following hardware:Eight Windows Server 2003 R2 servers
Two Linux servers running Red Hat Linux Enterprise
20 computers running Mac OS X version 10.4 Tiger
32 computers running Windows XP
126 computers running Windows Vista
95 computers running Windows 7
Darts realizes that with the projected growth of their company, they need to upgrade the computers and servers on their network.
In one paragraph for each question, complete the questions below using complete sentences
1.The Accounting Department has all of the Windows XP computers. The accounting director wants to upgrade to Windows 7. What are the advantages of upgrading for this department in terms of the enhanced operating system functions that are available in Windows 7? What are some possible disadvantages?
2.What would be the advantage of upgrading the Windows Server 2003 R2 servers, and if you recommend upgrading them, what operating system do you recommend? Why?
Explanation / Answer
A) the following are the Windows XP's main advantages are due to it's popularity, since Microsoft has been the dominant make of operating systems for many years. Some of these advantages include: 1. Practically universal hardware support (done by vendors, not Microsoft). 2. Abundance of programs for it. 3. Support. Almost everyone has experience with it, so they will be able to offer support for it, and help you with problems. Direct advantages it has to OS X: 1. Runs on a far larger range of computers. OS X is specifically tailored to certain hardware configurations, so not only will it not support some of the hardware on a computer other than a Mac, it won't even boot on them. XP will run on almost every computer with an Intel or AMD processor from 1998 to the present. 2. Cost. A computer with XP will (or did) cost far less than a Mac would. B) The most compelling reason to upgrade to Windows 2003 R2 sooner rather than later is really at least half a dozen reasons, but they all add up to one thing: improved security. And just as the most important factor in buying real estate is location, in today’s interconnected IT world, the most important factor for most of us in selecting an operating system is security. Here are some of Windows Server 2008’s new or improved security mechanisms: Network Access Protection (NAP) provides a way for administrators to exert more control over which computers connect to the network by checking for compliance with security policies and isolating those that don’t have the proper service packs and updates installed, antivirus and firewall software installed and enabled, proper configuration settings, and so forth. Read-only Domain Controller gives you a way to restrict the replication of the complete Active Directory database when deploying AD. This is useful when you need to run additional applications on a DC or it’s in a place that’s not physically secure, because changes can’t be made to the AD database through it. Federated Rights Management Services allows for better protection of sensitive data by integrating RMS with AD FS so companies with federated relationships can exchange protected files. BitLocker full disk encryption (also supported by Vista Enterprise and Ultimate editions) enables you to prevent unauthorized persons from booting into the server even if they have physical access. Secure Sockets Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) remote access VPN allows you to create an SSL VPN with strong authentication and transport-level security that will pass through firewalls that block PPTP and L2TP traffic. Improved certificate services offer enhancements such as support for enrolling routers and other network devices for certificates, health monitoring of CAs with PKIView, support for Online Certificate Status Protocol for better management of revocation information, and improvements to Web enrollment. These are only a few of the specific security mechanisms in Server 2008, which also includes the new Windows firewall first introduced in Vista, Windows Defender, service hardening, User Account Control (UAC), and more.
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