Personalised Feedback Sheet for IGCSE Section 4 - Networks

Name: Thomas Williams

Target grade: B
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: 27/54
Percentage: 50%
Grade: D
Your personal targets:
1. To understand the definition of a Network and be able to explain
advantages of networking devices together
2. To revise effectively for each test not just reading notes, but doing
practise questions from lessons or from the websites provided to me by
my teacher

3. 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

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 differences between a LAN and a WLAN, giving an
advantage and a disadvantage of a WLAN.
Answer = the differences between a LAN and a WLAN are that a WLAN has no
wires so you cant trip over anything. Its fare less secure than a wired network.
7) Give two ads and disads of having computer networked.
Ad can share files
Ad able to communicate
Dis viruses can be spread easily
Dis computers can slow down because of many devices connected to the same
network.
8) To protect the customers data the company owner will make sure the system
uses encryption. Describe encryption.
Answer=Data is scrambled this is done by using an encryption key. If the data is
interrupted the data will be no use to the person how interrupted it.
9) Describe the role of a proxy server when a LAN is connected to the internet.
11) describe four differences between an intranet and an internet,
Answer1 intranet is restricted
Answer2 internet is public
Answer3 internet is global
Answer4 intranet is private
12) Mobile phones are used for accessing the internet. Give two advantages and
disadvantages of using a mobile for accessing the internet.
Ad1 faster to access
Ad2 portable
Dis1smaller screen
Dis2 not a lot of memory
13) explain the purpose of the data protection act and one of the principles

Answer The Data Protection Act (DPA) is a law designed to protect personal data
stored on computers or in an organised paper filing system. For the GCSE ICT
exam, you need to know about the 1998 Act.