Assignment brief

Qualification Unit number and title Start date !eadline #ssessor name #ssi$nment title

Edexcel Level 3 Extended Diploma in IT Unit 9 Computer Networks

25/09/1 1"/10/1

Rebecca Harrop
Networks and Network rotocols

%&e purpose of t&is assi$nment is to' Co(er t&e followin$ criteria' ! describe t&e t)pes of networks a(ailable and &ow t&e) relate to particular network standards and protocols " describe w&) different network standards and protocols are necessar) #! compare t&e benefits and disad(anta$es of peer*to*peer network and client/ser(er networks $cenario
+rot&ers +ob and +ill want to create a small &ome network for t&emsel(es, Currentl)- +ill &as an old desktop st)le computer w&ic& )ou can assume &as no networkin$ capabilities, +ob &as a laptop w&ic& was bou$&t wit&in t&e last 12 mont&s and so &as t&e networkin$ &ardware )ou would e.pect as standard, 1, %&e) want to create a network inside t&e &ouse to &elp t&em ac&ie(e t&e followin$' /la) $ames a$ainst one anot&er, S&are files and music collections, 0n t&e future- t&e) will also wis& to s&are a printer t&at +ob is bein$ bou$&t for &is birt&da), +ob will need to decide w&at kind of printer to ask for dependin$ upon &is network set*up, 2, +ill and +ob1s mum alread) pa)s for an internet connection wit& Sk) +roadband, %&eir mum does not know &ow to set it up but s&e sa)s t&at- if t&e) can work out &ow to- +ill and +ob can bot& s&are &er 0nternet connection and $et online, +ill and +ob want to do t&is so t&e) can also ac&ie(e t&e followin$' /la) $ames as a team a$ainst ot&ers online, /ick up email and use social networkin$ sites, S&are comics- films and music collections wit& ot&er online, , +ill and +ob &a(e a ma.imum bud$et of 250 to spend in order to ac&ie(e t&is, 3our aim in t&is Unit is to be able to e.plain to +ill and +ob- t&e t)pe of network t&e) will need and e(aluate t&eir options for w&at e4uipment t&e) need to bu)- in order to build or confi$ure- t&e network to ac&ie(e t&eir aims,

Task

Task Description 5rite a report for +ill and +ob w&ic& describes t&e t)pes of networks a(ailable 6includin$ 7#N- 5#N and /#N and topolo$ies' +us 8in$ Star and %ree9 and &ow t&e) relate to particular network standards and protocols, %&e report s&ould contain a description of t&e :S0/%C//0/ la)er model of networkin$ and a description of t&e followin$ network standards and protocols' i. Network protocols and standards' ;t&ernet- %oken*8in$- <!!0= %C//0/- #pple%alk- CS>#*C!- CS>#*C#%oken /assin$, 5ireless tec&nolo$ies includin$ factors affectin$ ran$e and speed' ?02,11- 0nfrared- +luetoot&- @= ii. #pplication la)er protocols' !NS- !AC/- A%%/- /:/- S>%/

%riteria !

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Evidence re'(ired) 8eport wit& dia$rams

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<urt&er to )our report in %ask 1- include a section w&ic& describes w&) different network standards and protocols are necessar), Evidence re'(ired) 8eport section

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Create a presentation w&ic& e.plains t&e main differences between a

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client/ser(er and peer to peer network, Compare t&e benefits and

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Assessor $ignat(re Internal verifier $ignat(re

8ebecca Aarrop
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