An ICT distribution designer is reviewing a client's site information (spaces and pathways) to determine network technology and equipment selection. This is referred to as a___________design process

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• Alogical network
• Btop-down
• Cbottom-up
• Dfunctional

• A
  14% (4)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  76% (22)
• D
  7% (2)

Explanation

Bottom-up design (C) starts from the physical layer - actual site conditions like rooms, cable pathways, and physical constraints - and works upward to determine what technology and equipment will fit. Since the designer is examining concrete site information (spaces and pathways) before selecting technology, they're building the design from the ground up based on physical reality.

Why the others are wrong:

• A (logical network): Logical design describes how data flows and addresses are assigned - it's an output of the design process, not the process itself.
• B (top-down): Top-down starts with business/application requirements and derives the infrastructure from those goals - the opposite direction from physical-first thinking.
• D (functional): Functional design refers to defining what a system does (its functions/roles), not the method of gathering physical site data to drive equipment selection.

Memory tip: Think of it literally - if you're looking down at the floor plans and cable trays before picking equipment, you're working bottom-up (physical reality → technology choice). Top-down is for executives; bottom-up is for the people in the building.

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