To begin with, let me first define the word "Internet". Internet is an infrastructure that provides connectivity for computers worldwide which refers to both hardware and software components. It is a network of networks and is composed of the different types of connections both local and global. It uses different types of internetworking medium like fiber optic cables, UTP cables, wireless connections and other types of media and uses the standardized Internet Protocol Suite. In this age of information technology, the internet has become one of the most reliable sources of information. The Internet has the capability of simultaneous delivery of large amount of information worldwide. Through the use of the internet, the end users will be able to access information from the books located in different libraries all over the world, pay bills, receive salaries, watch videos and know the current events in a particular country.
If the president of the University of Southeastern Philippines would hire me as an IT consultant and would ask for my suggestions on how to improve the university's internet connectivity I would consider the following factors:
Hardware
Type of connection
Spy ware, trojans and viruses
Steps or techniques in improving the internet connection
One way to improve the University of Southeastern Philippines' internet connectivity is to upgrade each computer unit or workstation's random access memory up to 1GB or higher with an Intel Pentium D processor. In this way, you will be able to speed up the workstation. When it comes to the memory of the server, it would be best if you upgrade it up to 2GB depending on the number of workstations that the university is using. Moreover, the server's hard drive should be at least 60GB or higher considering the amount of space that the database will occupy. It would be better if the university will use at least two servers simultaneously first is to reduce the damages and data losses during system crashes. Secondly, it can be used for daily back up purposes. For cables, I would like to recommend the use of category 5 shielded twisted pair cables or if possible, use fiber optic cables. Fiber optic cables are human hair - like thin glass fibers that uses light as signals. This type of cable is capable of transmitting large amount of information from the server to the end user and vice versa in long distances at a higher rate of bandwidth. Moreover, fiber optic cables are more immune to any interference like crosstalk and electromagnetic interference and are wire tapping resistant.
After having the workstations, the server and the cables upgraded, the next thing to consider in order in improving the university’s internet connectivity is the type of internet connection that will be used, the cost and the speed of the internet connection. There are of ISP or internet service providers that offer various types of internet connections, examples are dial - up, DSL and wireless connections with different speeds. I would suggest that the university will use DSL or digital subscriber line. DSL or digital subscriber line internet connection is more expensive compared to dial – up internet connections. However, if we are going to take a closer look at the capabilities of digital subscriber line internet connection, it will show that the price is very reasonable. Compared to dial –up internet connections, digital subscriber line is less susceptible to signal losses and interference.
Moreover, the DSL or digital subscriber line internet connection allows the user to use the internet and the phone line simultaneously unlike in dial – up internet connections that makes the user disconnect the phone line and connect it to the computer in order to use the internet or vice versa. Dial – up internet connections are somewhat slower compared to digital subscriber line or DSL internet connections. With digital subscriber line internet connections, the connection can reach up to 20 MBPS unlike the dial – up connections that only handles 56 KBPS and below.
I would also like to recommend the use of two connections from different ISP or internet service providers like globe telecom and smart. In this way, data losses and internet disconnection can be reduced. Also, this will allow the university to have a spare connection when one internet service provider crashes down. In this way, the University of Southeastern Philippines’ operations will not be hampered because of unwanted disconnections.
The problem with using too much bandwidth is that it makes the internet connection speed slower. One example of an application that increases the use of bandwidth is video streaming. The university must implement site restrictions that the students can access like video streaming sites to decrease the use of too much bandwidth. Doing this will help increase the size of bandwidth.
The next thing to consider in improving the internet connection of the University of Southeastern Philippines is the transmission of computer viruses, spy wares, mal wares and trojans. Such unwanted programs can become a factor that may slow down your computer or your internet connection. The workstations can be infected with such unwanted programs not only because of USB flash drive or other removable media such as Compact Discs or Digital Video Discs that are infected with viruses, spy wares, mal wares and Trojans. Moreover, the workstations can also be contaminated with viruses, spy wares, mal wares and trojans that are coming from the internet via the electronic mails or sites that are infected with viruses.
To address this problem, it would be best to protect each workstation and keep it more immune to viruses, spy wares, mal wares and trojans by installing virus and security protection softwares available in the market. Not all types of infections can be cured or detected by some certain antivirus software, though. But it somehow, installing one will be able to save the university and the students from headaches due to data losses or damages done by these unwanted softwares. There are antivirus softwares that can be used simultaneously so, would recommend the use of two antivirus softwares like using Twister antivirus and Avira at the same time. Other than that, I would also like to suggest the use of two anti - mal wares or anti – spy wares programs. In this way, protection of each workstations can be ensured. Giving full protection to the workstations will help the university save money from computer repairs or replacements due to the damages that viruses, spy wares, mal wares and trojans do.
According to the article “Why is my Internet connection so slow?” from www.windows.com, “computer viruses can also cause poor Internet performance. When a virus infects a computer, it installs computer code which will attempt to propagate itself, usually by sending copies of itself through e mail. Some viruses can multiply at the rate of hundreds of e mail messages per minute, which leaves little computing power and Internet connection bandwidth for anything else.”
The last thing to consider in improving the University of Southeastern Philippines’’ internet connectivity is to clean up the local hard drives. In doing this, history, recent and temporary files can be deleted. These kinds of files increase the use space in the workstation’s hard drive and slowing the computer and your internet connectivity. Furthermore, it is important to conduct a regular registry clean up on your hard drive because unused and damaged registries can slow down the computer. There are a lot of registry cleaners available in the market right now. I would like to recommend that the management will use tune up utility softwares that has the capability of cleaning and correcting the registry; deleting unnecessary restore points and unused temporary internet files, history lists and cookies.
References:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Why-is-my-Internet-connection-so-slow
If the president of the University of Southeastern Philippines would hire me as an IT consultant and would ask for my suggestions on how to improve the university's internet connectivity I would consider the following factors:
Hardware
Type of connection
Spy ware, trojans and viruses
Steps or techniques in improving the internet connection
One way to improve the University of Southeastern Philippines' internet connectivity is to upgrade each computer unit or workstation's random access memory up to 1GB or higher with an Intel Pentium D processor. In this way, you will be able to speed up the workstation. When it comes to the memory of the server, it would be best if you upgrade it up to 2GB depending on the number of workstations that the university is using. Moreover, the server's hard drive should be at least 60GB or higher considering the amount of space that the database will occupy. It would be better if the university will use at least two servers simultaneously first is to reduce the damages and data losses during system crashes. Secondly, it can be used for daily back up purposes. For cables, I would like to recommend the use of category 5 shielded twisted pair cables or if possible, use fiber optic cables. Fiber optic cables are human hair - like thin glass fibers that uses light as signals. This type of cable is capable of transmitting large amount of information from the server to the end user and vice versa in long distances at a higher rate of bandwidth. Moreover, fiber optic cables are more immune to any interference like crosstalk and electromagnetic interference and are wire tapping resistant.
After having the workstations, the server and the cables upgraded, the next thing to consider in order in improving the university’s internet connectivity is the type of internet connection that will be used, the cost and the speed of the internet connection. There are of ISP or internet service providers that offer various types of internet connections, examples are dial - up, DSL and wireless connections with different speeds. I would suggest that the university will use DSL or digital subscriber line. DSL or digital subscriber line internet connection is more expensive compared to dial – up internet connections. However, if we are going to take a closer look at the capabilities of digital subscriber line internet connection, it will show that the price is very reasonable. Compared to dial –up internet connections, digital subscriber line is less susceptible to signal losses and interference.
Moreover, the DSL or digital subscriber line internet connection allows the user to use the internet and the phone line simultaneously unlike in dial – up internet connections that makes the user disconnect the phone line and connect it to the computer in order to use the internet or vice versa. Dial – up internet connections are somewhat slower compared to digital subscriber line or DSL internet connections. With digital subscriber line internet connections, the connection can reach up to 20 MBPS unlike the dial – up connections that only handles 56 KBPS and below.
I would also like to recommend the use of two connections from different ISP or internet service providers like globe telecom and smart. In this way, data losses and internet disconnection can be reduced. Also, this will allow the university to have a spare connection when one internet service provider crashes down. In this way, the University of Southeastern Philippines’ operations will not be hampered because of unwanted disconnections.
The problem with using too much bandwidth is that it makes the internet connection speed slower. One example of an application that increases the use of bandwidth is video streaming. The university must implement site restrictions that the students can access like video streaming sites to decrease the use of too much bandwidth. Doing this will help increase the size of bandwidth.
The next thing to consider in improving the internet connection of the University of Southeastern Philippines is the transmission of computer viruses, spy wares, mal wares and trojans. Such unwanted programs can become a factor that may slow down your computer or your internet connection. The workstations can be infected with such unwanted programs not only because of USB flash drive or other removable media such as Compact Discs or Digital Video Discs that are infected with viruses, spy wares, mal wares and Trojans. Moreover, the workstations can also be contaminated with viruses, spy wares, mal wares and trojans that are coming from the internet via the electronic mails or sites that are infected with viruses.
To address this problem, it would be best to protect each workstation and keep it more immune to viruses, spy wares, mal wares and trojans by installing virus and security protection softwares available in the market. Not all types of infections can be cured or detected by some certain antivirus software, though. But it somehow, installing one will be able to save the university and the students from headaches due to data losses or damages done by these unwanted softwares. There are antivirus softwares that can be used simultaneously so, would recommend the use of two antivirus softwares like using Twister antivirus and Avira at the same time. Other than that, I would also like to suggest the use of two anti - mal wares or anti – spy wares programs. In this way, protection of each workstations can be ensured. Giving full protection to the workstations will help the university save money from computer repairs or replacements due to the damages that viruses, spy wares, mal wares and trojans do.
According to the article “Why is my Internet connection so slow?” from www.windows.com, “computer viruses can also cause poor Internet performance. When a virus infects a computer, it installs computer code which will attempt to propagate itself, usually by sending copies of itself through e mail. Some viruses can multiply at the rate of hundreds of e mail messages per minute, which leaves little computing power and Internet connection bandwidth for anything else.”
The last thing to consider in improving the University of Southeastern Philippines’’ internet connectivity is to clean up the local hard drives. In doing this, history, recent and temporary files can be deleted. These kinds of files increase the use space in the workstation’s hard drive and slowing the computer and your internet connectivity. Furthermore, it is important to conduct a regular registry clean up on your hard drive because unused and damaged registries can slow down the computer. There are a lot of registry cleaners available in the market right now. I would like to recommend that the management will use tune up utility softwares that has the capability of cleaning and correcting the registry; deleting unnecessary restore points and unused temporary internet files, history lists and cookies.
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