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2 HNC/HND Computing

The document outlines topics and learning outcomes covered in sessions for a networking course, including server selection based on cost and performance, developing a case study on server selection, reviewing progress and preparing for assessment, considering user requirements for quality systems, investigating bandwidth requirements and network load, designing a networked system to meet case study specifications, understanding IP addressing and domain name servers, and investigating system scalability.

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2 HNC/HND Computing

The document outlines topics and learning outcomes covered in sessions for a networking course, including server selection based on cost and performance, developing a case study on server selection, reviewing progress and preparing for assessment, considering user requirements for quality systems, investigating bandwidth requirements and network load, designing a networked system to meet case study specifications, understanding IP addressing and domain name servers, and investigating system scalability.

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Server selection related to cost, performance and network size.

Sample activities:
LO2
 Develop a case study as a role play for a small organisation.
Topic:
 Discuss cost, purpose, operating system requirement.
Session 7 Workstation,
 Explore a range of server types and select server types and
server selection
networking equipment required.
 Justify the selection of a server regarding cost and
performance optimisation.
Overview of learning covered in the first half of the unit, prepare
LO1 & 2 report for assessment, formal written assignment covering LO1 and
Topic: Review and LO2.
Session 8 preparation for Sample activities:
assessment  Review requirements for assessment.
tutorial  Consider the assessment requirements, review progress,
plan for completion of assessment.
The significance of user requirements for quality system
development.

Sample activities:
LO3
 Discuss quality expectations and the concept of system
Session 9 Topic: User
growth.
requirements
 Produce a test plan for the selected case study.
 Test and evaluate the design to meet the requirements.
 Discuss and analyse user feedback requirements for
continuous system improvement.
Understand bandwidth requirements and impact on network load.

Sample activities:
 Investigate bandwidth requirements, cost constraints and
Session LO3 throughput.
10 Topic: Bandwidth  Group work: Plan and design an observation form to
investigate network load to investigate average and peak
load.
 Record average load and anticipated peak load with access
to different networking labs if possible.

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Plan and design a network system with a developed case study and
analyse if it is fit for purpose.
Sample activities:
LO3 & 2
 Design a networked system to meet a given specification for
Session Topic: Networking
the case study selected.
11 system
 Investigate: Suited to devices, suited to users, supportive of
communication
lifestyle desires, supportive of commercial requirements.
 Justify the security requirements and quality of service
needs.
Understand IP addressing and domain name servers.

LO3
Sample activities:
Session Topic: Networking
 DHCP, static versus dynamic IP addressing, reservations,
12 services and
scopes, leases, options (DNS servers, suffixes), IP helper,
application
DHCP relay, DNS records, Dynamic DNS.
 Install and configure network services and applications.
Understand system scalability of enhancements and options for
improvement.

Sample activities:
Session LO3
 Investigate what functionalities would allow a system to
13 Topic: Scalable
support device growth, support the addition of
communication devices.
 Discuss how to cope with bandwidth use and trend changes,
protocol utilisation, addressing.

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