Personalised Feedback Sheet for IGCSE Section 4 - Networks

Name: Lauren Mayne

Target grade: C
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: 25/54
Percentage: 9.2592592592592595%
Grade: e
Your personal targets:

1. To ensure my work is completed to a high enough standard that it is

accurate and I am able to revise from it effectively

2. To NOT use short or one word answers unless STRICTLY indicated by the
question this means I must justify or explain any answers I give

3. To spend a minimum of 30 minutes to 1 hour revising effectively for each

assessment.

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 a LAN . the manager of the company wants to replace it
with a WLAN. Explain the difference between a LAN and a WLAN, giving an
advantages and a disadvantage of a WLAN.
A LAN is different to a wlan is wireless and advantage of a WLAN is that its
cheaper to install as there less wires a disadvantage is that someone can get into
their system

7 give two advantages and two disadvantage of having computers networked.

Advantages 1: you can access the internet and look at web pages

Advantages 2: you can communicate with friends and family

Disadvantage 3; you can most likely get a virus

Disadvantage4; it slows the access the internet as everyone will be at the same
time

8 to protect the customers data company owner will make sure the system uses
encryption. Describe encryption
Encryption is the process of scrambling files before they are sent over a network
to protect them from hackers.

9 describe the role of a proxy server when a LAN is connected to the internet

A proxy Is a computer on your LAN that connects to the internet without

compromising the security of your network
11 describe four differences between an intranet and the internet

Answer 1: the internet is an open public space

Answer2: the internet is a combination
Answer3: designed to be private space
Answer4: measure firewalls global internet users cannot get onto an internet
unless they access it.

12 mobile phones are used for accessing the internet give two disadvantages
and two advantages
A1 you can walk around with a phone
A2 its light weight
D1 Its much slower
D2

13 explain the purpose of the data protection act and one of the principles
Its a law to sets parasitic rules to make sure your information is safe

14 give three disadvantages of video conferencing

1. F
2. W
3. w