BTEC 2012

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Unit 1 The Online World

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Lesson 10 Data Exchange 2

(Student Book B Pg 14 - 16)

Starter Explain the different between simplex, half duplex and duplex communications

1. Explain what serial and parallel transmissions are.

Serial:
Parallel:

2.
What
is
bi-directional
transmission?

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Client side processing is the use of a scripting language to create code on web pages which provide
interactivity. An example of this is a rollover action; this is where some code is triggered when your
mouse is moved over a particular part of the web page.
3. What are the benefits of client side processing?

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4. What are the disadvantages of client side processing?

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A.Silver

BTEC 2012
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Unit 1 The Online World

Name:

Server-side processing involves the use of scripts which reside and are run on another computer on the
internet (the web server). Information is submitted to a server which processes it to provide results in the
form of a web page. A good example of server-side processing is the submission of a search through a
search engine. The search engine matches the word or phrase against an index of website content on
the web server using scripts
5. What are the benefits of server side processing?

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6. What are the disadvantages of server side processing?

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7. Explain what USB is and what it is commonly used for.

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Plenary Explain the differences between client and server side processing.

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A.Silver