An IT support technician is often called on to research equipment to maintain or

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An IT support technician is often called on to research equipment to maintain or improve a computer or network and make recommendations for purchase. Suppose you are asked to upgrade a small network that consists of one switch and four computers from 100BaseT to Gigabit Ethernet. The switch connects to a router that already supports Gigabit Ethernet. Do the following to price the hardware needed for this upgrade:

5. Make your recommendations based on the moderate (middle-of-the-road) choices. What is the total price of the upgrade, including one switch and four network adapters?
6. What is one more question you need to have answered about other equipment before you can complete the price of the upgrade? Explain how you would find the answer to your question

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Solution:

5)

The recommendation totally depends on the amount of work which needs to be done on the network, here we have to do one switch and four network adapters.

So the pricing will be based on the effort which is required based on the network structure where the switch needs to be placed, and these adapters need to be placed.

6)

The question which needs to be asked is before pricing the upgrade,

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