Information Technology

UNIX, Linux, Windows Server Critique, and Advantages

POS 420/Introduction to UNIX

January 29, 2012

CarlieVanWilligen

Networking Internet protocol

Patton-Fuller Community Hospital is a non-profit health care organization that provides the city of Kelsey and the surrounding communities with specialized health services. The hospital’s main focus is to provide quality medical care to its patients. A network protocol defines rules and conventions for communication between network devices. Protocols for computer networking all generally use Packet Switching techniques to send and receive messages in the form of packets. Network protocols include mechanisms for devices to identify and make connections with each other as well as formatting rules that specify how data is packaged into messages sent and received. Some protocols also support message acknowledgement and data compression designed for reliable and high-performance network communication. Hundreds of different computer network protocols have been developed each designed for specific purposes and environments.

Patton Hospital’s network processes sensitive data and confidential information. Therefore, it must have a robust security system to protect the privacy of its users and the integrity of all network components. Although Macintosh computers are perceived to be the most secured devices, it is strongly recommended to employ reliable security measures to prevent network disasters. The Mac OS X operating system is considered a stable and secure operating systems on the market. A critical vulnerability on the OS X operating system is fairly big news for all computer users regardless of operating system preference.

The hospital uses a network bridge to interconnect its logical network. A network bridge connects multiple network segments at the...