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Unit 4.10.3. Networks and the effects of using them

Lesson Objectives

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To identify and understand the use of a Router

To identify and understand the use of common network devices

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Starter  0 MINS

Complete the activity below and print screen your results.

https://wordwall.net/resource/300507/computing/network-types-challenge

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Task 1  0 MINS

Use the following link to research uses of a router.

https://www.ictlounge.com/html/network_hardware.htm

Answer the following questions:

1 – What is a router and what are they used for?

1Routers enable
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data to be sent (routed) between different types of networks

2 – What does a router do?

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read data and decide where to send it
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3- What is the unique number assigned to a computer and what is its purpose?

2Internet protocol
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4- How does a router store these unique numbers and send data between computers?

2Routers send packets of data between computers on different networks

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Task 2  0 MINS

Fill in the table with information about different devices found on a network. Write at least three
functions of each device.

NETWORK IMAGE FUNCTIONS

DEVICE

 NIC allows both wired and

Network Interface
wireless communications.
Card

connect and transfer data and

information between
Network Cable
computers, routers, switches
and storage area networks.

Hubs function as the central

Hubs connection point for Local Area
Network (LAN).

The SWITCH function evaluates one

value (called the expression) against a list
of values, and returns the result
Switch
corresponding to the first matching value.
If there is no match, an optional default
value may be returned.

A network bridge is a computer networking

device that creates a single, aggregate
Bridge
network from multiple communication
networks or network segments.

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Task 3  5 MINS

Complete the activity and print screen your final results below.

https://wordwall.net/resource/633829/computing/network-devices-challenge

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Task 4  5 MINS

Complete the activity and print screen your final results below.

https://wordwall.net/resource/30564835/network-hardware

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Task 5  5 MINS

Read through the revision notes and then complete the test.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z36nb9q/test

Print your results and paste them below.

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