CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate

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INTERNET AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT

Students should be able to: 1. use terms associated with data Definitions of data communication and network; communications and networks; types of networks: (local area network, wide area network, metropolitan area network), types of transmission media: cable/wired media (coaxial, fibre-optic, twisted pair), wireless media (satellite, microwave, infra-red), wireless network technology: (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi), hotspot, modem, bandwidth (broadband, narrowband, voiceband), communication modes: (simplex, duplex, half duplex), point-to-point, and broadcast. distinguish among intranet and extranet; Internet, Refer to glossary.

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explain concepts associated with Including Electronic mail (e-mail), newsgroups, the Internet; Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Telnet, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), upload, download, World Wide Web (WWW), web browser, HTTP, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML/XHTML), web page, website, blogging, webserver, URL, ecommerce, e-learning, HTTP, pod-casting, bulletin board, VoIP. describe measures to secure data Software Restrictions: passwords, encryption, and maintain data integrity; virus protection, firewall; physical access restrictions: biometric systems, guards, locks; fire/water proof cabinets; archiving; backup and recovery procedures; propriety data and software.

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Transmission of data from one location to another for direct use or for further processing.

Group of network of two or more computers linked together so that they can share resources, such as: Hardware Software Data

Local Area (LANs) Wide Area Network (WANs) A LAN consist of a connection of microcomputers, such as computers at Schools Office That can share peripherals, programs and files.

They are connected by cables or wireless link. Each computer can function as an individual personal computer.

The server runs the networking software that allows resources To be shared with other computers (Called clients) on the network.

Printers Hard Drives Disk Drives Optical drivers (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM,CD-RW,DVD-RW) Modems Fax Machines

Printers can be shared Storage facilities can be shared

Software and data files can be shared Users can work on a single document together Communicate using mail

Initial setup cost is high Increase risk of data corruption If file sever fail all stations are affected Network can be complicated to maintain

Twisted Pair This is a convenient and cheap method of connecting computers and peripherals in a network. It is normally used in homes or small sites. Where network are closer together so great need for speed. Coaxial Cable Expensive than twisted pair because transmission capabilities are higher. It is used to transmit voice, video and data. Ideal for a medium size network.

Fibre Optic Expensive. Enables large volume of digital data to be transmitted extremely fast and virtually error free. A single strand is a hair thin piece of glass tubing. The inside acts as mirror, allowing pulses of light to travel along it to which carry

How computer are connected determines its topologies are configurations.

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