Assignment title: Information


Tasks 1:Design a system architecture for Willowbrook School based on file server or client/server architecture? Discuss advantages and disadvantages that should be considered when making this decision within the context of Willowbrook School. Speak to the cost-benefit issues of file server and client/server designs.Tasks 2:Based on your chosen architecture from task 1, what physical and logical network topology would you recommend for Willowbrook School?Tasks 3:Now that you have developed a systems architecture and physical topology for the network, make a list of the hardware that will be required for Willowbrook. Review the background information in previous chapters to develop your list.Tasks 4:Write a system design specification document for Willowbrook’s new information system.Tasks 5:Choose an application development methodology for the Willowbrook system. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of structured, object oriented, and agile development.Task 6:What types of testing should be performed? What types of test data should be used?Task 7:Identify the specific groups of people who need training on the new system. For each group, describe the type of training you would recommend and list the topics you would cover.Task 8:Develop a plan for data conversion and system changeover that specifies which data items must be entered, the order in which the data should be entered, and which data items are the most time critical. Discuss what method should be used for system changeover.Task 9:Presentation (cover sheet, clarity, and professionalism).