A network consists of 75 workstations and three servers. The workstations are currently connected to the network with 100 Mbps switches, and the servers have 1000 Mbps connections. Describe two network problems that can be solved by replacing the workstations' 100 Mbps switches and NICs with 1000 Mbps switches and NICs. What potential problems can this upgrade cause

A)  i) starvation  ii) flow control

B) Network congestion

Explanation:

A) Network problems that can be addressed / solved

By replacing the workstations 100 Mbps switches with 1000 Mbps switches the problem of

Starvation;  been faced by the servers due to the delay in sending data to be processed by the servers from the workstations will be resolved .

Flow control : The huge difference in the speeds of the workstations and servers causes a network buffer which leads to packet loss therefore when the workstations 100 Mbps switch is replaced with 1000 Mbps switch this network problem will be resolved

b) The potential problem that can be encountered is Network Congestion