UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR

ASSESSMENT BRIEF

COURSE DETAILS
INSTITUTE UniKL MIIT
COURSE NAME NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS
COURSE CODE INB12604
COURSE LEADER ROZIYANI RAWI
LECTURER
SEMESTER & YEAR OCTOBER 2023

ASSESSMENT DETAILS
TITLE/NAME LAB 1
WEIGHTING 5%
DATE/DEADLINE 30/10/2023, 2.00PM
COURSE LEARNING
OUTCOME(S) CLO 2: Arrange an IP addressing scheme to provide network connectivity
for a small to medium-sized business network. (C2, PLO3)

INSTRUCTIONS Perform the following tasks:

1. Explore Packet tracer features, identify end devices, intermediate
devices, medium, LAN and WAN based on the given topology.

DELIVERABLES 1. answer questions and submit in VLE in PDF format.

Packet Tracer - Network Representation

Objectives
The network model in this activity incorporates many of the technologies that you will master in your CCNA
studies. It represents a simplified version of how a small to medium-sized business network might look. Feel
free to explore the network on your own. When you are ready, proceed through the following steps and
answer the questions.
Note: It is not important that you understand everything you see and do in this activity. Feel free to explore
the network on your own. If you wish to proceed more systematically, follow the steps below. Answer the
questions to the best of your ability.

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Instructions

Step 1: Identify common components of a network as represented in Packet

Tracer.
The icon toolbar at the bottom left hand corner has various categories of networking components. You should
see categories that correspond to intermediary devices, end devices, and media. The Connections category
(with the lightning bolt icon) represents the networking media supported by Packet Tracer. There is also an
End Devices category and two categories specific to Packet Tracer: Custom Made Devices and Multiuser
Connection.
Questions:

1. List the intermediary device categories.

Routers, switches, hubs, wireless devices, emulators

2. Without entering into the internet cloud or intranet cloud, how many icons in the topology represent
endpoint devices (only one connection leading to them)?

15

3. Without counting the two clouds, how many icons in the topology represent intermediary devices
(multiple connections leading to them)?

11

4. How many intermediary devices are routers?

5. How many end devices are not desktop computers.

6. How many different types of media connections are used in this network topology?

4 (wifi, lan, wan, modem)

Type your answers here.

Step 2: Explain the purpose of the devices.

Questions:

a. In Packet Tracer, only the Server-PT device can act as a server. Desktop or Laptop PCs cannot act as a
server. Based on your studies so far, explain the client-server model.
A desktop or laptop can be configured as a server by installing server software.

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Type your answers here.

b. List at least two functions of intermediary devices.

• Transmit data.
• Maintain the data flow based on settings.

Type your answers here.

c. List at least two criteria for choosing a network media type.

• The mobility of the data to be transmitted.
• The speed of data to be transmitted.
Type your answers here.

Step 3: Compare and contrast LANs and WANs.

Questions:

a. Explain the difference between a LAN and a WAN. Give examples of each.

• LAN represents smaller networks that can be set up in offices, schools, and factories as long as they
have the same geographical location. Example: home-office

• WAN is used for setting up Wide Area Networks like offices of different places or multiple locations of the
campus under the same university if they share the same internet service provider (ISP). Example of
WAN is when UNIKL campuses like MIIT, BMI, and MIAT.

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b. In the Packet Tracer network, how many WANs do you see?
2 (internet, intranet)
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c. How many LANs do you see?
3

d. The internet in this Packet Tracer network is overly simplified and does not represent the structure and
form of the real internet. Briefly describe the internet.
Internet is a wide network of networks and in the packet tracer, it is only to denote the entry point to the
wide network.

e. What are some of the common ways a home user connects to the internet?

Satellites, optical fiber, mobile

f. What are some common methods that businesses use to connect to the internet in your area?

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Shared networks, fiber internet, DSL

Challenge Question
Now that you have had an opportunity to explore the network represented in this Packet Tracer activity, you
may have picked up a few skills that you would like to try out. Or maybe you would like the opportunity to
explore this network in more detail. Realizing that most of what you see and experience in Packet Tracer is
currently beyond your skill level, here are some challenges you might want to attempt. Do not worry if you
cannot do them all. You will be a Packet Tracer master user and network designer soon enough.
• Add an end device to the topology and connect it to one of the LANs with a media connection. What else
does this device need to send data to other end users? Can you provide the information? Is there a way
to verify that you correctly connected the device?
• Add a new intermediary device to one of the networks and connect it to one of the LANs or WANs with a
media connection. What else does this device need to serve as an intermediary to other devices in the
network?
• Open a new instance of Packet Tracer. Create a new network with at least two LANs connected by a
WAN. Connect all the devices. Investigate the original Packet Tracer activity to see what else you might
need to do to make your new network functional. Record your thoughts and save your Packet Tracer file.
You may want to revisit your network later after you have mastered a few more skills.
End of Document

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