Personalised Feedback Sheet for IGCSE Section 4 - Networks

Name: Corey Ericksen

Target grade: A
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: 13/54
Percentage: 24.074074074074073%
Grade: G
Your personal targets:
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Read the question properly

Revise definitions
Explain my answers

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.Explain the differences between a lan and wlan, giving an advantage and a
disadvantage of a wlan? Wlan wireless, it is cheaper because of less cabling,
have devices anywhere.
Lan small group of computers in a small area.
7.Give two advantages and two disadvantages of having a computer networked?
Communicate and share data.
The connection can be slow and viruses are easily spread.
8. Describe encryption?
Encoded or unscrambled you will need a encryption key to read and hackers
wont understand it.
9. Describe the role of a proxy server when a lan is connected to the internet?
The store copies of web pages, can filter and block web pages, can be used to
monitor peoples access to the internet.
11. Describe four differences between an intranet and the internet?
Intranet is private, internet is public
Intranet doesnt let data flow through, internet can have hackers trying to hack
their system.
12. give two advantages and two disadvantages of using a mobile phone rather
than a pc the access the internet?
Advantages- you can us a phone anywhere, can be portable.
Disadvantages might not get same content, may not have service.
13. Explain the purpose of the data protection act and one of the principles?
Can keep data up to date, it is a law which tells you what you can and cant do,
can also give people rights when to collect the data.
14. give three advantages of video conferencing?
Dont have to pay to travel, work from home and dont have to spend time.