Personalised Feedback Sheet for IGCSE Section 4 - Networks

Name: Lucy Marshallsay

Target grade: D
General feedback/class needs:
There was a lot of material covered in this unit from the definition of a network,
to LANs, WANs, WLANs, network hardware, security, authentication methods,
video conferencing, Fax, Email and the Data Protection Act. This meant that there
really wasnt anywhere to hide if you didnt do your revision. Unfortunately for
many of you, this was your problem in this test. If you look back over the lessons
you did:

Notes from each topic

Multiple practise exam questions
Revision lessons

Worse you all went over the correct answers in class and you also had access
to ALL past exam questions, answers and revision material on my site, so even if
you didnt get it the first time you couldve improved by doing some revision.
Those who didnt do so well also fell in to the same old traps:

Not reading the question or relating to it in your answer

Giving short or one word answers when you need to explain yourself!

These three things should now be considered so basic that no one is making
these mistakes. There is no magic formula for passing a test and no one is just
better than you, it all comes down to how much work youve done and are
prepared to do. If you are able to sit yourself down, practise questions from my
site and test yourself then you stand a chance of doing seriously well.
Finally, you have GOT to stop talking about hackers in your answers! It seems
that as soon as one of you is unsure of an answer you revert to itll get
hacked!!! This is NEVER going to be an exam answer so please, stop using it
unless I explicitly tell you that its ok.
Your performance:
Marks: 17/54
Percentage: 31.481481481481481%
Grade: F
Your personal targets:
1. Learn the advantages and disadvantages of getting your computers
networked.
2. Revise the advantages of videoconferencing.
3. Learn authentication techniques and explain fully how they could be
useful.
Challenge/Extension

Copy out and answer questions 2, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14 from the test, with
their full and correct answers.
2) A large company has LAN. The manager of the company wants to replace it
with a WLAN. Explain the differences between a LAN and a WLAN, giving an
advantage and disadvantage of of WLAN.
A WLAN is a small group of computers connected together. WLAN also has
limited access and is wireless, whereas a LAN isnt. A LAN is fast but is could be a
safety hazard as you could trip over the wires needed for it to work.
7) Give two advantages and disadvantages of having computers networked.
You can share hardware and data.
You can communicate.
Are more susceptible to viruses.
It can slow because a lot of people use it.
8) To protect the customers data the company will make sure the system uses
encryption. Describe encryption:
Using the encryption key, you can then be assured that if your account or
computer is hacked the person will not be able to read the data that is there .
9) Describe the role of a proxy server when a LAN is connected to the internet:
It filters web pages and stores frequently assessed web pages.
10) Name three devices which could be connected to a PC using Bluetooth:
Headphones
Mouse
Mobile phones
11)Describe four differences between an intranet and the internet:
Intranets are always policed
Internet users can access a wider range of websites
The intranet is safer than the internet
You are more likely to get a virus from using the internet rather than using the
intranet.
12)Mobile phones are used for accessing the internet. Give two advantages and
two disadvantages of using a mobile phone `rather than a PC to access the
internet.
Mobiles are portable
Mobiles are lighter
Mobiles are generally slower to connect to the internet than computers
13)Explain the purpose of the data protection act and one of its principles:

Its a law to have to keep your data secure. The DPA tells you what you can and
cannot do with data. It gives people rights when there data is collected.
14) Gives three advantages of video conferencing:
You can organise a meeting in short notice
You can work from home
You dont have to pay to travel
Give three disadvantages of video conferencing:
It costs quite a lot to get all the needed equipment
You have a lot of equipment so it get crowdie
Lots of wires make it a health hazard