Personalised Feedback Sheet for IGCSE Section 4 - Networks

Name: Daniel Turner-Davis

Target grade: C
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: 30/54
Percentage: 55.555555555555557%
Grade: D
Your personal targets:
1. Revise on video conferences
2. Explain answers more
3. Revise on networks
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. (4 marks)
A LAN is a local area network which uses cables. WLAN is a wireless local area
network. An advantage of WLAN is that there is less installation costs because
there is no cables. A disadvantage is that it is slower than LAN.
7. Give advantages and disadvantages of having computers networked

You can share info

You can send emails
Viruses are easily spread
Can be crashed

8. To protect the customers data the company owner will make sure the system
uses encryption.
A software that only lets the person using it on to it. If a hacker tries to get the
info it will be useless because it will be scrambled. You need an encryption key to
access it.
9. Describe the role of a proxy server when a LAN is connected to the internet
The proxy server filters traffic. It is a link between the internet and network filters
web page monitors peoples use of the internet
11. Differences between internet and intranet

Internet is for everyone

Intranet is private
Internet data not always reliable
Intranet is managed

12. Advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones

Can take your phone with you

Can access the internet easily
Smaller screen
Can lose your phone

13. Explain the data protection act

The data protection act is a law that tells you what you can and cant do with
peoples information. A principle is that spyware is illegal.
14. Advantages of video conferencing.

Dont have to travel

Dont spend time travelling
People work from home