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VOCABULARY: Identify the hardware components of a network defined below. Most networks have at least one central computer which all computers connect to. This is the most important computer on your network. It stores the data files and applications the users need to access or share with others. ___________________ This is the computer on your desk. It is linked to the server, and can access files and applications on it. Each computer on the network has a device called network interface card which connects the computer to the network. __________________ Once you have a network you can share any number of these, including printers, scanners, DVD-ROM drives and backup devices. ___________________ Desktop typically connect via telephone-type cabling to this intermediary device, which enables communication between servers and desktops. __________________ CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE: Match the topology with the possible problems and their consequences.

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If one of the computers fails, the whole network will be affected. If we remove a computer from the network, it wont affect the other computers. If the main cable fails, the whole network will fail. If the central server fails, the whole network will fail. If a cable breaks, the whole network will be affected. If a computer fails, it wont affect the other computers. PREDICTING POSSIBLE FUTURE CONSEQUENCES: The cable fails (action) The whole network will fail (consequence) If the cable fails, the whole network will fail

Link each action (1 10) with a suitable consequence (a j) a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) You place your floppy near a magnet You press Print Screen You input the correct password You add memory to your computer You move the mouse to the left You store data in RAM You use a faster modem There is a memory fault You press the arrow key You move a CD/Rom drive with a disk in place a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) The cursor moves to the left The computer hangs It is not lost when you switch off You damage the drive You copy the screen You have access to the network You destroy the data It runs faster Your download more files The cursor moves across the screen

Complete these sentences. you will close down Windows programs. If you input the wrong password, your printer wont print. If your monitor is too bright, .