1. A small business with 100 computer work stations is installing a new local area network. All of the users perform the usual operations of e-mail, word processing, Internet browsing, and some preparation of spreadsheets. Approximately one-quarter of the employees perform a large number of client/server requests into a database system. Which local area network operating system would you recommend? State your reasoning.

2. An office complex is four stories high. Each floor is roughly 75 meters (yards) by 75 meters. The company wants to create a wireless LAN for the entire complex. Which wireless LAN technology would you recommend? Where would you place the access points? Where would you place the wired backbone?