EXERCISE 01G ENERATING A G ROUP P OLICY M ODELING R EPORTIN THIS EXE...

1. You are proposing the purchase of a new e-mail server for your corporate network.You have specified a new server from a major OEM manufacturer that is configuredwith a powerful quad-processor configuration, hot-swappable hard drives, and redun-dant power supplies and network adapters, with a three-year onsite warranty. Due to abudget crunch, the chairperson of the budget committee has suggested that the com-pany can make do with a less powerful workgroup server from a local computer store.This server has only a single processor and no redundancy features, and a one-yearonsite warranty.What reasons can you provide the budget committee members thatmight convince them to authorize the purchase of the server that you specified, eventhough it has a higher price tag?A. A more powerful server will provide better performance and scalability as thecompany’s needs grow over time.B. Redundant hardware components will increase the server’s availability to servicethe needs of the company’s users and customers.C. The extended warranty on the more powerful server will increase support costsover time, since you’re paying to cover the machine under warranty for threetimes as long.D. Windows Server 2003 requires at least a dual-processor configuration.