Question:

a) Briefly describe the purpose of Windows Powershell?

b) Name ways software can be installed on Linux?

c) What is an interrupt request?

d) As the Network Engineer of "Institute of Technology" you notice the following issues:

1. There are several applications available to students of the institution, but each of them has different credentials. For example: students might have different credentials for the resource centre system, online exams facilities, Results verification system.

2. The IT dept has to maintain the multiple user accounts.

3. The IT department is unable to track logon records of students who used a computer in the computer lab.

4. Each time there are security or software updates the technicians have to install them one by one on each and every computer.

Assuming the educational institution runs only Windows operating System, provide an appropriate client server solution to solve the above mentioned problems. Your answer should clearly specify how each of the above problems will be solved.

e) With reference to your answer in (d) above, how could you extend your design to cater for Replication?