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ITECH1102 Networking and Security - Federation University
Week 11 lab sheet: Visualization tools
Major goals of this lab sheet:
• Use an online drawing tool to create network and security diagrams.
Discussion
When designing networks or networking related reports you are likely to require professional looking diagrams.
Two commonly used products used in the production of such drawings are:
• Draw.io
• Visio
Draw.io
Draw.io is a web based diagramming application.
Draw.io integrates with Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox as required. It is free to use
It can be used to create multiple diagram types including:
• Flowcharts
• Organisational structures
• Engineering diagrams
• Software diagrams
• UML diagrams
• Venn diagrams
Visio
Visio is a Microsoft product.
It is available as an add-on to Microsoft Office 365.
We will not use Visio in this lab class however the application is available on University lab machines for anyone wishing to experiment with it.
Task 1 - Invoke Draw.io.
Draw.io supports many current browser platforms. To start draw.io:
• Open a browser
• Enter Draw.io OR www.draw.io in the browser's address field
• Choose "Create New Diagram"
• Choose the type of Diagram (For this lab Network)
Task 2 - Create a network diagram that resembles the one shown below.
Optional Exercises
Task 3 - Create a flowchart, Electric circuit diagram, organisational chart or any other chart you like with Draw.io
Task 4 - Create content with Visio.
Attachment:- Lab Sheet – Visualization.rar