Assignment

You are the senior network administrator for the fictional Can-D company, and have recently been assigned a summer intern to mentor. One of the first concepts you will explain to your intern is the difference between bridging and switching. Your assignment is to create a PowerPoint presentation of 9-11 slides that will be used as a training presentation for your intern and future interns. You have been asked to cover the following key points:

• Cover slide

• Slide 1: Definition and purpose of a bridge
• Slide 2: A diagram of how a bridge works
• Slide 3: A table of key facts that differentiate a bridge from a switch.
• Slide 4: An example of situation where you would use a bridge instead of a switch. (Now switching to switches)
• Slide 5: Definition and purpose of a switch
• Slide 6: A diagram of how a switch works
• Slide 7: A table of key facts that differentiate a switch from a bridge.
• Slide 8: An example of situation where you would use a switch instead of a bridge.
• Slide 9: Explanation about how the bridge and switch are utilized regarding layer 2 network segmentation.

• You may add up 2 additional slides of content, illustrations, or tables to support your point.
• Final slide is your citations from your research.
• Details for each slide should be provided in the Notes section.

Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.