Information Communication Technology 10 - Networks

Lesson 5 - Networks, Some Questions ... /50

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Lesson 3 - Local, Wide and Wireless Networks (Review)
Lesson 4 - Network Topology (Review)
Lesson 5 - Networks, Some Questions ... /50

Please complete the questions below. All questions refer to Lessons 3 and 4 from the Information Communication Technology 9 - Networks web site.

REVIEW QUESTIONS .... /35

1. What do the acronyms LAN, WAN, WiFi stand for? (3 marks)

2. What are the advantages of having computers and other hardware connected to a network? (1 mark)

3. What ls a node? (1 mark)

4. Describe the five ways that computers can be organized In a network's architecture. What Is one advantage and one disadvantage of each arrangement? (10 marks)

5. What are some of the advantages / disadvantages of a TREE network over a LinearBus network (5 marks)

6. What are some of the considerations that need to be made when considering a network design. PLEASE EXPLAIN. (5 marks)

7. What are some the advantages in creating a network in a business situation. For assistance with this answer, please refer to http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/NETWORK/chap1/chap1.htm for your answer. (10 marks)

8.DESIGNING YOUR OWN NETWORK .... /65 MARKS

Using a floor plan of your house, create a TREE network design, that uses both hard wired and wireless network architectures. Make sure that you label such components such as:

~ ... Routers
........ type of router D-LINK, LINKSYS, other
........ wireless or hardwire
........ if wired: ethernet speed, bus speed,

~ ... Main Server
........ if applicable, what operating system are you using

~ ... Laptop and desktop computers
........ computer type, speed, wired or wireless

~ ... printer(s)
........ make, model, ppg rate

~ ... scanner(s)
........ make, model, OCR ready (?)

SAVE AND ** E-MAIL YOUR "NETWORK" REVIEW QUESTIONS AND "HOUSE" DESIGN FOR GRADING .......... /75

Once you feel confident that you have completed this lesson, e-mail your document as an attachment to your instructor at the following address:

aujla_m@sd36.bc.ca

Your document should include the appropriate file extension in order for the formating to remain in transmission.

For sending documents from Apppleworks, use the extension ".cwk". A correct file name and extension would look similar to:

L5networks.cwk
L5house.cwk

Notice that any spaces in the file name have been removed and an indicator of which lesson (L5) has been added.

The assigned value for this assignment will be returned once it has been graded.