Year 11 students: investigate, using the text books at the back different network TOPOLOGIES (this is a fancy name for how a network is laid out)
p`149-184
In a word document called "exam revision" put the following headings:
LAN and WAN
peer 2 peer / client server
ring
star
bus
What are they?
pros and cons?
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look at case study on p158-9 and answer questions - fully, using proper sentences and full, clear explanations
what topology is the school network? is it peer to peer or client server?
HINT: This topic WILL be in the mock exam!
Year 10s
coursework.
look at the troubleshooting section of mb5-7 in the add on marks. The idea of this is that the year 11s are total IT muppets and could'nt fix anything more complicated than a pencil!
Your task is to provide them with a troubleshooting guide to help them sort out the sorts of common IT problems that they face:
e.g.
mouse/keyboard/printer/monitor/scanner etc not working (these are called peripherals)
what is the difference between PS/2 and serial / USB connection? which one needs to be restarted before the peripheral will work?
If words that they know are correctly spelled are highlighted as incorrect - why is this and what can you do to solve the problem?
why is it that sometimes files that you have saved and work on without problems at home cannot be used at school? What are the solutions?
Year 10 students: get on with your coursework!
Year 11s: