Answer to Question #190667 in Computer Networks for likitha

Question

If 20 more machines have to be added to the network, what changes must be made to the network?

Answer 1

When the number of computers gets increase in the network then we may need to change the following things in the network.

• Need to increase the switches and routers.
• Need to increase the power and the backup options.
• Need to increase the space of the floor plan.
• We need to allocate more number of IP addresses to the computers.
• If the number of devices gets increases then we should use star topology so that the other allocated devices may not affact during the expansion of the networks.