It includes:
- Student Learning Record Workbook (for use by students)
- Student Learning Record Answers (for use by teachers)
- End of Topic test and answers
- Lesson PowerPoint’s for every lesson
- Any associated answers or references sheets for class activities
This topic covers:
1.3.1 Networks and topologies
- Types of network:
- LAN (Local Area Network)
- WAN (Wide Area Network)
- Factors that affect the performance of networks
- The different roles of computers in a client-server and a peer-topeer network
- The hardware needed to connect stand-alone computers into a Local Area Network:
- Wireless access points
- Routers
- Switches
- NIC (Network Interface Controller/Card)
- Transmission media
- The Internet as a worldwide collection of computer networks:
- DNS (Domain Name Server)
- Hosting
- The Cloud
- Web servers and clients
- Star and Mesh network topologies
1.3.2 Wired and wireless networks, protocols and layers
- Modes of connection:
- Wired
- Ethernet
- Wireless
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- Encryption
- IP addressing and MAC addressing
- Standards
- Common protocols including:
- TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
- HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)
- HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure)
- FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
- POP (Post Office Protocol)
- IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
- SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
- The concept of layers
