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By the end of today’s lesson;• All students will understand why

computers are linked together to create a network (level 3)

• Most students will describe the terms LAN and WAN (level 4)

• Some students will describe a number of different examples of LAN and WAN (level 5)

Learning outcomes

BBBITWhat is a network?- When a number of computers are linked together.

Where could you find a computer network?- School- Home- Doctors surgery- Police station- Many, many more

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BBBITWhy is it good to have all computers in a house connected to a network?- All computers can share the

same internet connection, different hardware (printers, scanners…) and files.

What computer equipment can you have in a network?- Computer, printer, router (sends

out internet to computers), cables.

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BBBITWhat is a LAN?- A Local Area Network is a

computer network that is under one roof. An example is the school network.

What is a WAN?- A Wide Area Network is lots of computer networks joined together. The most famous example is the internet.

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In pairs you will need to access a WAN (hint- the internet) and use it to find out about networks. You need to find the answer to these questions;• What is a network?• What are they useful?• What are the differences between a

LAN and a WAN?

Task 1

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What have you found out? Share your research with the class.

Task 1

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You will need to complete the networking sheet. This can be downloaded from Jogle.

To improve your grade you need to add more detail to your written answers, and use technical langauge.

Task 2

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You will need to think of 2 questions to ask someone else in the class about the work you have done today.

If you are picked you will need to ask someone else one of your questions.

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