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2.1 Communication (Network including internet)

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4 Melinda and her friends set up a peer-to-peer network between their computers to share data.
(a) Describe the key features of a peer-to-peer network.
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(b) Describe two drawbacks to Melinda and her friends of using a peer-to-peer network.
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(d) Melinda sends emails from her webmail account (email account accessed through a
website).
Explain whether Melinda is using the internet, or the World Wide Web (WWW), or both.
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5 (c) Seth accesses both software and data using cloud computing.
(i) Give two benefits of storing data using cloud computing.
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(ii) Give two drawbacks of Seth using cloud computing.
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BENEFITS

DRAWBACKS

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5 (a) Telephone calls can be made by using:
conventional telephones (using the Public Service Telephone Network (PSTN) system)
over a wired network
a computer, equipped with speakers and microphone, connected to the Internet

(b) Distinguish between the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW).
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(c) Name the hardware device that is being described:

(i) A device that transfers data from one network to another in an intelligent way. It has the
task of forwarding data packets to their destination by the most efficient route.
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(ii) A device used between two dissimilar LANs. The device is required to convert data
packets from one protocol to another.
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(iii) A device or software that provides a specific function for computers using a network. The
most common examples handle printing, file storage and the delivery of web pages.
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(c)
(i) router [1]
(ii) gateway [1]
(iii) server [1]

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2 (a) Four descriptions and three types of local area network (LAN) are shown below.
Draw a line to connect each description to the type of LAN it applies to.

(b) A user downloads a file using the FTP protocol.

Explain the function played by each of the following:
(i) Server
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(b)
(i) Server: central computer stores files that are to be downloaded
(ii) Command: user can send action/instruction (or by example, e.g. change directory)
that are carried out on server
(iii) Anonymous: allows user to access files user does not need to identify themselves
to server

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1 A Local Area Network (LAN) consists of four computers and one server. The LAN
uses a bus topology.
(a) Complete the diagram below to show how the computers and the File server could
be connected.

(b) Computer C sends a data packet to Computer A.

Three statements are given below.
Tick (✓) to show whether each statement is true or false.

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(c) Computer A starts transmitting a packet to Computer C. At exactly the same time,
the File server starts transmitting a packet to Computer D. This causes a problem.
(i) State the name given to this problem.
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(ii) Give three steps taken by both Computer A and the File server to allow them to
transmit their packets successfully.
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(d) Adding a switch to the LAN changes its topology. Explain how the use of a switch
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5 (a) A web browser is used to request and display a page stored on an internet web
server. Explain how each of the following items is used in this event. (i) Packet:
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(ii) Router:
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(b) The Internet can be used for video conferencing. Data can be transmitted over the
Internet using either packet switching or circuit switching. (i) State two problems that
could arise if video conferencing were to use packet switching.
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(ii) Explain what is meant by circuit switching.
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(iii) Explain how the use of circuit switching overcomes the problems you have identified

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3 Star and bus are two types of topology that can be used in a Local Area Network (LAN).

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(a) (i) State one benefit and one drawback of the star topology. Benefit
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(ii) State one benefit and one drawback of the bus topology. Benefit
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(b) The sequence of steps 1 to 7 describes what happens when the LAN transmits data
from Computer X to Computer Y using circuit switching. Four statements (4 to 7) are
missing from the sequence.

Write one letter (A to D) in the appropriate space to complete the sequence.

1 Computer X sends a connection request to Computer Y.
2 Computer Y sends ready or busy signal.
3 If busy, Computer X waits and then resends the connection request to Computer Y.
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