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  • 13 questions
  • 34 marks
  • about 45 minutes
  • marked instantly

Question types: multiple choice, true or false, multi-part, fill the gap, matching.

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A school wants to connect its own network (a LAN) to a DIFFERENT network — the internet. Which device does this job?

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About this resource

The hardware that builds a network — NIC, switch, router and wireless access point — the choice between cables and Wi-Fi, and the star, mesh and bus topologies with their pros and cons.

16 slides.

Lesson outline

  1. Hook — 48
  2. Do Now — Retrieval
  3. Keywords for This Lesson
  4. Topology — What It Is and What It Is Not
  5. The Network Hardware
  6. Hinge Check — Switch or Router?
  7. Cables vs Wi-Fi
  8. Task 1 (guided) — Sort the Topologies
  9. Topology 1 — Star
  10. Topologies 2 and 3 — Mesh and Bus
  11. Task 2 (semi-guided) — Match the Hardware to Its Job
  12. What a Full-Mark Answer Looks Like
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