The OSI Model

The Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model is a concept model that makes understanding network connectivity and communications easy. It also serves to create standards for network devices and hardware. Discuss the benefits of the OSI model for the Network Administrator of today. What other network models exist and discuss why they are not as popular as the OSI  model. Finally list 2 devices (hardware, software, application or similar entity) that is implemented in each layer of the OSI model.

Remote Network Administration

Remote administration refers to any method of controlling a computer from a remote location.

Software that allows remote administration is becoming increasingly common and is often used when it is difficult or impractical to be physically near a system in order to use it, or in order to access web material that is not available in one's location, for example viewing the BBC iPlayer from outside the United Kingdom. A remote location may refer to a computer in the next room or one on the other side of the world. It may also refer to both legal and illegal (i.e. hacking) remote administration (Wikipedia)

If you were the network administrator for a company discuss some of the benefits and drawbacks of using remote administration.

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