Personalised Feedback Sheet for IGCSE Section 4 - Networks

Name: Thomas Stokes

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:
1. To Get At Least Half Marks Or More On Every Test.
2. To Spend More Time Reading Each Question In More Detail.
3. Not To Give Answers Like Its Cheaper, Its Quicker, Its Easier
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.

1. A Large Company has a LAN. The Manager of the company wants to

replace it with a WLAN. Explain the difference between a LAN and A WLAN,
Giving An Advantage and a disadvantage of A WLAN:
a. A LAN is a small and Cabled Network, so can be placed in smaller places
this also means it takes up less room.
b. A WLAN Is a wireless network meaning it can also be placed anywhere
c. An Advantage Of WLAN Is That it is Wireless Meaning Its Cheaper Because
You Dont Have To Pay For Wires Or Wire ring
d. A Disadvantage Is The Wireless Network can be slower and is also limited
to where it can work and how far signals reach
2. Give Two Advantages and two disadvantages of having computers
Networked
a. Advantage 1: You can share hardware and software
b. Advantage 2: You can communicate online
c. Disadvantage 1: The network can be slow
d. Disadvantage 2: Viruses can be easily spread
3. To Protect the customers data the company owner will make sure the
system uses encryption, Describe Encryption
a. Encryption is encoding and scrambling data
4. Describe the role of a Proxy Server when a LAN is connected to the
Internet
b. Proxy Servers can act as web servers , they can store copies of
frequently accessed sites. They can also filter or block Web Pages
5. Describe four differences between Intranet and Internet
c. Internet is a Network Of Networks.
d. The internet is not accurate
e. The Intranet though is more reliable
f. It is also One Network
6. Mobile Phones are used for accessing the internet. Give two advantages
and two disadvantages of using a mobile phone rather than a pc to access
the internet.
a. A Phone is portable so you can use the internet anywhere
b. The internet is constantly with you.
c. Disadvantage 1: A Mobile is easier to lose.
d. Disadvantage: Sometimes you dont get a full website.
7. Explain the purpose of the Data Protection Act:
a. The D.P.A is a protection act which was created in 1998 it has 8
Principles, one of which is, The information on you is kept for as long
as it is needed
8. Give 3 Advantages of video conferencing:
b. You Dont have to pay to travel
c. People can work from home
d. You can call meetings at anytime