This bundle is a full unit for the teaching and delivery of 1.01.2 Communications & Networks
This lesson is tailored for WJEC A-Level Computer Science Unit 1.
The following pack includes:
Lesson slides with starter activities, objectives, discussion based tasks and worked examples for multiple lessons.
Student Workbook/Worksheet
Digital question sheets that can be used with your preferred VLE
(All resources come with a student version and a teacher version with answers)
WJEC & Eduqas A LEVEL Computer Science Specification
Community is the theme of Mental Health Week 2025 this year, so we’ve produced this secondary resource which shows how essential communities are to our mental wellbeing and how they can be used as support networks… The lesson heavily emphasises throughout how online communities do not have the same beneficial impact on our wellbeing as spending time with real life, off-line communities. There are two options of board templates to choose from.
Students will complete a wide range of tasks, literacy-based, creative, analysis and clip tasks. Everything is editable and easy to just pick up and use. All information need is included. Includes sign-posting to further help provided from charities / hotlines.
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The increase in student numbers in further and higher education over the last decade has been dramatic, placing greater pressures on academic staff in terms of contact hours. At the same time public funding of universities has decreased. Furthermore, the current pace of technological innovation and change and the fact that there are fewer jobs for life with clear pathways for progression mean that more of us need to be engaged in learning throughout our lives in order to remain competitive in the job-market. That is the reality of lifelong learning.
Download the complete scheme of work for J836 Cambridge National in IT, R050 Unit 5: Digital Communications. Includes fully editable student workbooks, end of topic test, PowerPoints, and all answers.
This full scheme of work includes:
5.1 Types of Digital Communications
5.2 Software
5.3 Digital Devices
5.4.1 Types of Distribution Channel
5.4.2 Distribution Channel Connectivity
5.5 Audience Demographics
5.6 Revision and Assessment
Revision and assessment lesson includes test paper and mark scheme.
Printable student workbook (PDF and editable Word documents)
Engaging lessons, packed with dual-coding illustrations for your students, with ease of planning and flexibility for you!
All R050 units of work are now available
It is rare to have a dialogue with someone who has taken the time and trouble to consider what you have written for a journal. All too often reviewing is a one-way process with the reviewer remaining anonymous. It is all the more pleasant to have a response to what you have written that gets to grips with some of the issues that the author also finds troubling. It is in that spirit that I write this reaction to Ingraham; it is an opportunity for me to develop some of the points he has identified as problematic in the original article.
This article argues that the use of the network metaphor can link together various different aspects of research into the use of advanced learning technologies based on computer networks. The idea of networked learning has become commonplace as an alternative to e-learning that stresses the interaction of learners, tutors and resources through networks. The arguments put in this article are firstly that learning technology needs to take account of the wider debate about networks and secondly that research in this field needs to address the theoretical and practical issues raised.
In issue 12(1), Jones (2004) in his article ‘Networks and learning: communities, practices and the metaphor of networks’ sets out to address three inter-related sets of issues: … firstly that learning technology needs to take account of the wider debate about networks and secondly that research in this field needs to address the theoretical and practical issues raised by advances in the field of networks. A third point is that the idea of the network acts as a powerful metaphor even if we are able to discount any particular theory generated in its support.
This unit of work will teach pupils the basics of computer networks.
These resources provide a great foundation for those that choose GCSE Computer Science.
Lesson 1 - Introduction to Networks and LAN
Lesson 2 - Network Devices
Lesson 3 - The Internet and WAN
Lesson 4 - Topologies
Lesson 5 - Data Packets and Data Transfer
Assessment + Mark Scheme
These resources will save many hours of planning,
An end of unit assessment for the topic of computer networks.
The test has been made to be printed and answers written. The test takes around 30 - 45 minutes to complete, allowing for peer assessment to be conducted within the same lesson.
The assessment covers the follow topics:
Network types - LAN, WAN & WPAN, advantages and disadvantages
Network topologies - Star, Bus & Mesh, advantages and disadvantages, diagram creation
Network security - explanations of Firewall and Encryption
Final consolidation exercise - create a network using given guidance.
Answers with supportive guidance also included.
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Comprehensive notes on all of communication and networking, for the AQA syllabus. Includes notes on:
4.9.1 Communication
Communication Basics
Serial and Parallel Data Transmission
The Advantages of Serial over Parallel
Synchronous and Asynchronous data transmission
4.9.2 Networking
Network Topology
Physical Network Topology
Physical Star Network Topology
Physical Bus Topology
Logical Network Topology
Mixing Topologies
Types of Networking Between Hosts
Client-Server Networking
Peer-to-Peer Networking
Wireless networking
Wifi
Carrier Sense Multiple Access Collision Avoidance
4.9.3 The Internet
The Structure of the Internet
Internet Service Providers
Packet Switching and Routers
The Primary Components of a Packet
Routers and Gateways
Uniform Resource Locators
Domain Names
Fully Qualified Domain Names
IP Addresses
The Domain Name Server (DNS) System
Internet Security
Firewalls
Packet Filtering
Stateful Inspection
Proxy Server
Symmetric & Asymmetric Encryption
Digital Certificates & Digital Signatures
Worms, Trojans & Viruses
Preventing Malware
4.9.4 The Transmission Control Protocol & Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)
TCP / IP
Application Layer
Transport Layer
Network Layer
Link Layer
Socket Addresses
Well-Known Ports
The Structure of IP Addresses
IP Address Standards
IPv4
IPv6
Public and Private IP Addresses
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Network Address Translation (NAT)
A brilliant resource for a refresher on computer networks and protocols. The resource includes a teacher presentation (with answers) and a workbook to give to the students to complete the tasks - ideal for live lessons.
Can be used in KS3 and KS4.
The resource covers:
What a network is
Advantages and Disadvantages of networks
Network Topologies
Advantages and Disadvantages of each network
Protocols
TCP/IP model, including each layer
This bundle covers the main topics in the OCR J277 GCSE computer science component 1.3 (Computer networks, connections and protocols) & 1.4 (Network Security). Also contains an assessment that covers the two units.
Covers topics of Networks and topologies (1.3.1) & Wired and wireless networks, protocols and layers (1.3.2), Threats to computer systems and networks (1.4.1) & Identifying and preventing vulnerabilities (1.4.2)
The lessons contain notes, tasks, exam questions and an assessment (via a Powerpoint/pdf/Word) that can be used to help aid progress.
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An entire UNIT OF WORK for the new Computing curriculum, looking at:
- what networks are,
- how they are made,
- how the Internet works,
- data protection and encryption
- and touching on E-Safety.
Includes Medium and Short Term Planning, professional PowerPoint presentation for the whole unit, ALL worksheets and EXEMPLAR photographs for ease of understanding.
Simple reference system - L1 means Lesson 1, L2 - Lesson 2 etc. ALL necessary worksheets for each lesson are highlighted on the Short Term Planning in Yellow in both the Resources column and when describing the activities. Most worksheets are editable to suit.
This has been successfully delivered to Y3, but could it be used for most of KS2 if they have not yet looked at it.
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Is a PowerPoint with revision notes on networks and network protocols. It contains link to a Kahoot. It is meant to be used in conjunction with the exam paper, mark scheme made purely of communication and network questions from past papers. I've deliberately left it image free, and just the content needed for the past papers.
This resource covers the advantages and disadvantages of networks, the importance of networks, peer-to-peer, client servers, different types of servers and topologies (Ring, Star and Mesh). There is also a worksheet which allow students to use the PowerPoint as well as their own knowledge/research to complete. The worksheet also includes Exam Style Questions which are from GCSE Past Papers.
Price reduced to reflect it is an older specification. Most of the content is still useful under the new specification!
A revision PowerPoint for Chapter 6 (Computer Communications and Networking) for the OCR 2012-2017 GCSE Computing course. There are questions throughout the PowerPoint to help judge progress.
This is half terms work on networks. It covers features, topologies, WANs, hardware, and security. There is also an assessment which can be used. All PowerPoints have learning objectives, and engaging tasks which can be tailored to suit your classes.
How can you teach your students about network topologies, in an engaging way? The key is to break up the theory into small manageable chunks and reinforce each section with a variety of activities. And that is exactly what this lesson does.
Why spend hours making your own resources when it is all done for you? Download this lesson today and save yourself all that preparation.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Suitable for GCSE Computer Science pupils following either OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) or AQA GCSE Computer Science (8520) syllabuses.
This lesson includes:
an attractive dyslexia friendly PowerPoint presentation,
differentiated lesson objectives,
4 videos to change focus and break up the lesson,
loads of individual and group tasks and questions,
2 printable ready to use worksheets for classwork,
A set of taboo cards for the plenary
3 differentiated exam style questions which can be used either in the plenary or set for a homework task,
a comprehensive 3-page teacher’s lesson plan including ALL THE ANSWERS.
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WHAT DOES IT COVER?
With virtually no preparation (apart from photocopying the worksheets and taboo cards) you will be ready to teach about your classes about:
Ring network topology
Bus network topology
Star network topology
Full mesh network topology
Partial mesh network topology
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**DURATION: **1 lesson
Check out these other great resources by Nichola Wilkin (nwilkin):
Network types
Network hardware
What is the internet?
This bundle of 6 lessons covers:
Types of Networks
Network Hardware
What is the internet?
Network Topologies
Wireless Networks
Network Protocols and the TCP/IP 4-Layer Model
These lessons are suitable for teaching the new updated syllabus starting September 2020 including the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) and AQA GCSE Computer Science (8520).
Each lesson includes an attractive dyslexia friendly PowerPoint presentation with differentiated lesson objectives, at lease one video and lots of tasks and questions. Each lesson also 3 differentiated exam style questions along with a comprehensive teacher’s lesson plan including all the answers.