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Network Design
In this post we will investigate the different components needed to set up a network. We will investigate their purpose and how all the devices are connected together to create a basic network diagram/design. Your task will then to design … Continue reading
Network Design Tasks
In this post we will investigate the different components needed to set up a network. We will investigate specific customer requirements to create suitable network designs. You will use our online network design tool to create these designs using the … Continue reading
Office Network Design Task
A small IT company would like your help to improve the performance of their network. They have a range of network components, all connected using ethernet cables but are not too sure how all the equipment are connected together. Before … Continue reading
The Retro Gaming Internet Café
A youth club has decided to transform their club into a Retro Gaming Internet Café for the week-end. Their aim is to let people join in and play online retro games such as Pong, Pacman or Space Invaders, on desktop … Continue reading
Wired & Wireless Connection Methods
Can you recognise the different types of cables used in IT? Do you know what are the main wireless technologies used to connect IT equipment? Take the quiz to check your knowledge of wired … Continue reading
Daily Protocolometer
In this post, we are investigating our daily use of the main protocols used when accessing the Internet while using our smartphone, laptop or desktop computer, tablet, smartTV or game console. Protocols are an essential concept to enable network communications … Continue reading
TCP/IP Protocols and Packet Switching
The TCP/IP protocols are a suite of protocols used to support different types of communication between devices over an IP network such as the Internet. These protocols resulted from research and development conducted by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects … Continue reading
TCP/IP Stack: Network Layers and Protocols
The TCP/IP Stack is a model that governs how data is transmitted from one computer to another via an IP network such as the Internet. Internet communication includes using a web browser to access a webpage from a websever, sending … Continue reading
IP Addresses (IPv4, IPv6), MAC Addresses & URLs
In this blog post, we are going to learn about the format of different addresses used on computer networks to uniquely identify hardware devices. We will investigate the use and format of: IPv4 Addresses, IPv6 Addresses, MAC Addresses. IPv4 Addresses … Continue reading
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