1. First 30 mins
• I am observing a lesson for 30 mins so
carry on with your programming for now.
• I will then teach you lots of stuff about
networks and give you sweets.

2. Networking Basics

3. Learning Outcomes
– All of you will understand the advantages of
networks compared to stand alone
computers (D-E)
– Most of you will describe the hardware
needed to create a network (B-C)
– Some of you will compare and contrast the
different types of network and suggest
suitable ones for different groups (A*-A)

4. Network Basics
• What is a ‘stand alone’
computer?
• What is a network?
• Why would someone
want to create a
network instead of
having a group of
stand alone
computers?

5. Network Topology
What are the names of the three main types
of network?

6. Your Task
You will need to create a 4 slide
presentation, one for each type of network
and one summary. One each slide you
should have
• Advantages,
• Disadvantages
• Hardware required
• Diagram of each

7. Task 2
• You will need to describe these terms;
– Each of the items of hardware included in a
network
– Network segment (why are local-area networks
based on a bus topology are segmented?)
– Peer-to-peer networking
– Server-based networking
– The differences between an networked computer
and stand alone computer (including advantages
and disadvatanges of each)