Lesson 1 – Do Now Task and Notes

Do Now
1) What is hardware?

The physical parts of a computer

2) What is software?

The applications on your computer

Keyword Definition

Network A group of two or more computers interconnected together

A small piece of data that is being set across a network

Data
Packet

Task 1
a) Name two things that can be found on a data packet.

1
Data

2
The destination

b) Put the steps of packet switching on the board in the correct order. (Write the letters)

DACB

Task 2
 Research each network hardware and describe what it’s purpose is in a computer network. Find an image of
the hardware and paste it into the table.

Useful links:
https://www.csnewbs.com/ocr2020-3-1b-hardwareandinternet
https://sites.google.com/horburycomputing.co.uk/gcse-computing/1-3-networks-connections-and-protocols

Network Hardware Image Purpose

Network Interface Card To connect any computer system to a network

Wireless Access Point allows wireless-capable devices to connect

to a wired network.

Router managing traffic between these

networks by forwarding data
packets to their intended IP
addresses, and allowing multiple
devices to use the same Internet
connection.
Hub links multiple computers and
devices together.

Switch

Server

Transmission Media

https://www.csnewbs.com/eduqas2020-3-4-hardwarerouting
Now go to Student Shared > Departments > Computer Science > Year 9 > 3a Networks > L1 Networks and Network
Hardware and open ‘L1 Tasks’.