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Networks
(a) explain the advantages of networking stand-alone computers into a local area network
(b) describe the hardware needed to connect stand-alone computers into a local area network, including hub/switches, wireless access points
(c) explain the different roles of computers in a client-server and a peer-to-peer network
(d) describe, using diagrams or otherwise, the ring, bus and star network topologies
(e) describe the differences between a local area network and a wide area network such as the internet
(f) explain the terms IP addressing, MAC addressing, packet and protocols
(g) explain the need for security measures in networks, such as user access levels, suitable
passwords and encryption techniques
(h) describe and justify network policies such as acceptable use, disaster recovery, failover, back up, archiving.
The internet
(i) describe the nature of the internet as a worldwide collection of computer networks
(j) describe the hardware needed to connect to the internet including modems, routers
(k) explain the need for IP addressing of resources on the internet and how this can be facilitated by the role of DNS services
(l) explain the importance of HTML and its derivatives as a standard for the creation of web
pages
(m) describe common file standards associated with the internet such as JPG, GIF, PDF, MP3, MPEG
(n) explain the importance of compressing files that are transmitted via the internet
(o) describe the differences between lossy and lossless compression.
Present-IT
Prepare a short presentation for the whole class - 10 secondsfor each of the points above, label from a - o.