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Network Hardware: Routers, Switches and Hubs
Explain the roles of routers, switches, hubs and wireless access points in a network.
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Networks and Connectivity
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Goal
Understand network types, protocols, layers and the importance of wired and wireless connectivity.
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Learning standards covered
CS-11General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Computer-science · 10th GradeUnderstand networks and the importance of connectivity (wired and wireless), types of network, network security, networking protocols, and layers
CS-10General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) · Computer-science · 10th GradeUnderstand characteristics of systems architectures, including CPU architecture, the role of CPU components in the fetch-execute cycle, main and contemporary secondary storage, data capacity, hardware components and embedded systems