Personalised Feedback Sheet for IGCSE Section 4 - Networks

Name: Joseph Maguire

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: 32/54
Percentage: 59.259259259259252%
Grade: D
Your personal targets:
1.

To revise the use of Proxy servers in a network and be able to explain

what their role is in a network
2. To be able to name the devices necessary to perform video conferencing
and explain the advantages and disadvantages of this
3. To check the number of marks available for each question and to ensure I
always provide at least one clear point for each mark
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.give the two differences between a lan and wlan and an ad and disad of a
wlan.
A LAN is a small group of computers cabled together, a WLAN is wireless.
AD WLANs are cheaper because they dont need to be cabled DISAD the
WLAN has a limited connection distance.
7. Give two disadvantages and two advantages of having computers networked.
You can share data easier
You can share software
With more traffic it could cause the system to slow down.
You arer more open to viruses
8. describe encryption
When data is scrambled so that if it was intercepted by a it would be useless
because they wouldnt have a de encryption key.
9. describe the role of a proxy server when a LAN is connected to the internet.
They can store web pages
It can filter and block pages
It can monitor the use of the internet.
11. Name the four main differences between the internet and the intranet.
Internet is public
Data in the intranet is more reliable
Intranet is manageable
The internet is globally accessible
12. write two ads and two disads to using a phone instead of a pc
Portability
You nearly always have a phone
You can lose a phone
You could have no service
13.explain the main purposes of the data protection act and one principal
It was put in place so that personal data was used correctly by a business or
organisation.
*use fairly and lawfully.
14. give three advantages of video conferencing.

You dont have to pay for travel

You dont have to spend time traveling
You can work from home.