Local Area Network
Virtual LAN
Wireless LAN
Personal Area Network
Storage Area Network
Virtual Private Network
Peer-To-Peer
A computer connected to a network
A computer connected to a network
eg a customer accessing part of a company's network
A set of rules
7 layers
A strategy for transmitting information
A small amount of data
compare and contrast ethernet/fibre optic/wireless
why go wireless?
create a hotspot
internet access for remote areas
it's all around you
eg authentication; biometrics; encryption
weak passwords!
it's on your NIC
connect to the Internet
scrambling data
Print out the review grid for pairs of students.
20 minutes to review the grid squares - use laptops. Don't draw/write on the printouts!
Swap partners and close laptops. Go through the grid, helping each other confirm understanding of each term.
Note any questions that come up during this - students can write on the printouts.
Bring the review session together as a class and discuss anything that comes up.