Suppose you manage a group of seven employees in a small business. Each of your employees wants to be connected to the Internet. Consider two alternatives:

Alternative A: Each employee has his or her own modem and connects individually to the Internet. Alternative B: The employees' computers are connected using a LAN, and the network uses a single modem to connect to the Internet.

a. Sketch the equipment and lines required for each alternative.

b. Explain the actions you need to take to create each alternative.

c. Compare the alternatives using the criteria in Figure.

d. Which of these two alternatives do you recommend?