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B In this small type of network, computers can
2 Choose one advantage and one disadvantage exchange files and share (4) hardware /
from A–F for each computer network.
software for writing documents or for
1 Star network calculating. They can also send orders through a
(5) switch / server to a piece of (6) hardware /
software, such as a printer or scanner.
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Gadgets
1 How many devices in your home are connected
Advantage ___ Disadvantage ___ to the internet?
A If you connect a lot of computers to the central 2 What do you use them for?
cable, it works very slowly. 3 Do they have cables or wireless connections?
B All the information travels in the same direction,
so it moves faster. Your life online
C If the switch doesn’t work, communication 4 How many hours do you spend online per week?
between all the computers is impossible. 5 Do you, or does anyone at home, use the
D You can add your computer to the network by internet for these things?
just connecting it to the central cable. banking blogging gaming online file storage
E If one computer can’t connect to the central shopping social networking
switch, other computers in the network will still
work fine.
F You must switch on all the computers, so that
the information can pass from one computer to
another.