Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region VII, Central Visayas
DIVISION OF BOHOL
UBAY I NORTHEAST DISTRICT

Subject: TLE-CSS Grade 10 Quarter 4 Week 1

MELCS: Plan cable routes in accordance with network design and actual installation site
(NETWORKING)
Competency Code: TLE-IACSS9-12SUCN-Iva-j-33

Name: __________________________ Section: ___________________ Date: _________________

School: _________________________ District: __________________________________________

A. Readings/Discussions

COMPUTER NETWORKING
Computer Networking

Many network administrators keep hearing that the network is down because of some or the other
reason. Various researches indicate that in many cases, the network is down on account of inferior
cabling systems. Installing standard structured cabling systems can eliminate much of this downtime.

A network is two or more computers connected to share resources. In general term, network can refer to
any interconnected group or system. In other words, network is a method of sharing information between
two systems. Computers are networked according to certain protocols, such as TCP/IP, which are the
rules or standards that allow computers on the network to communicate with one another.

Types of Network

Networks can be categorized by several methods, including the technology used and the size of the
network. When networks are categorized by size or physical area they cover, these are the categories
used:

1. Personal Area Network (PAN) – consists of personal devices communicating at close range such as
a cell phone and notebook computer. PANs can use wired connections (such as USB or FireWire) or
wireless connections (such as Bluetooth or infrared). The reach of a PAN is typically at least about 20-30
feet (approximately 6-9 meters), but this is expected to increase with technology improvements.

Figure 2: Personal Area Network

2. Local Area Network (LAN) – covers a small local area such as a home, office, other building, or small
group of buildings. LANs can use wired (most likely Ethernet) or wireless (most likely Wi-Fi, also called
802.11) technologies. A LAN is used for workstations, servers, printers, and other devices to
communicate and share resources.

Figure 3: Local Area Network

3. Wireless LAN (WLAN) – covers a limited geographical area and is popular in places where
networking cables are difficult to install, such as outdoors, in public places, and in homes that are not
wired for networks. They are also useful in hotel rooms.

Figure 4: Wireless Local Area Network

4. Campus Area Network (CAN) – a computer network made up of an interconnection of local area
networks (LANs) within a limited geographical area. It can be considered one form of a metropolitan area
network, specific to an academic setting.

Figure 5: Campus Area Network

5. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) – covers a large campus or city. (A small MAN is sometimes
called a CAN or campus area network.) Network technologies used can be wireless (most likely LTE or
WiMAX) and/or wired (for example, Ethernet with fiber-optic cabling).

Figure 6: Metropolitan Area Network

6. Wide Area Network (WAN) – covers a large geographical area and is made up of many smaller
networks. The best-known WAN is the Internet. Some technologies used to connect a single computer or
LAN to the Internet include DSL, cable Internet, satellite, cellular WAN, and fiber optic.

Figure 7: Wide Area Network

7. Global Area Network (GAN) – specification is in development by several groups, and there is no
common definition. In general, however, a GAN is a model for supporting mobile communications across
an arbitrary number of wireless LANs, satellite coverage areas, etc. The key challenge in mobile
communications is "handing off" the user communications from one local coverage area to the next. In
IEEE Project 802, this involves a succession of terrestrial WIRELESS local area networks (WLAN).

Figure 8: Global Area Network

8. Virtual Private Network (VPN) – a computer network in which some of the links between nodes are
carried by open connections or virtual circuits in some larger network (e.g., the Internet) instead of by
physical wires. The data link layer protocols of the virtual network are said to be tunneled through the
larger network when this is the case. One common application is secure communications through the
public Internet, but a VPN need not have explicit security features, such as authentication or content
encryption.

Figure 9: Virtual Private Network

A. Exercise 1

Direction: Unscramble the letters to form a word. Write your answers on your notebook.

1. ITTENERN –
2. WETKRON –
3. OOTANEMTPLIR ERAA EOWTNRK -
4. LLCAO AEAR KRETONW -
5. AOBGLL REAA KTNOEWR -
6. EESSILRW ANL -
7. OEPSALRN EARA ORNWETK -
8. LVIARTU PERTIAV NKERTWO -
9. SCAUMP AARE ERNKTOW -
10. IEDW REAA WTEORNK -

B. Exercise 2

Direction: Identify what type of network is in the picture.

1. 4.

2. 5.

3.
C. Assessment/Application/Outputs (Please refer to DepEd Order No. 31, s. 2020)

______________ 1. Considered one form of a metropolitan area network, specific to an academic

setting.
______________ 2. Itis used for workstations, servers, printers, and other devices to communicate and
share resources.
______________ 3. It is typically at least about 20-30 feet (approximately 6-9 meters), but this is
expected to increase with technology improvements.
______________ 4. two or more computers connected to share resources.
______________ 5. Sometimes called a CAN or campus area network.

D. Suggested Enrichment/Reinforcement Activity/ies.

Think back on something that you have learned from this Learner’s Material. Reflect on the following
questions stated inside the box.

I have learned that

____________________________________________________________________.
I have realized that___________________________________________________________________.
I will apply _________________________________________________________________________.

References:

Technology and Livelihood Education – Grade 10 Learner’s Material First Edition, 2013
www.helpwithpcs.com
http;//en.wikipedia.org
www.micrsoft.com/technet/network
www.google.com
www.helpwithpcs.com
Prepared by:

ROLAND JAMES U. LACABA

UBAY NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL

GUIDE

For the Learner:

Read thoroughly and understand the Self-Learning Home Task from the first part to the last part. By
doing so, will help you understand better the topic. If you still have enough time, do it twice for more
understanding. You can use a dictionary if you find it hard to comprehend the science terms. Use a
separate sheet for your answers.

For the Parent/Home Tutor:

Assist your child and make sure that he/she reads the Self-Learning Home Task from the beginning
up to end, to ensure proper understanding of the concepts. Don’t feed the answer to your child. Let
her/him do it of his own.