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Communications and Networking - Advanced Unit 4 This unit requires students to investigate developments in electronic communications and to set up and use hardware and software to transfer files and communicate interactively. They are required to investigate computer networks and to use a computer network to undertake a range of activities. The unit extends the skills and knowledge covered in Unit 4 at Intermediate level. The resources required for this unit comprise of stand-alone computers with the addition of a modem or alternatively a null modem as described in Element 4.2, together with communications software, network cards, network servers and network software. Useful sources of information are textbooks on data communications and local area networks, computer magazines, and companies which manufacture communications hardware or software and network software, or which offer network access facilities and support. |
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4.1 requires students to explain network services used for
electronic communications, describe the system components and standards for electronic
communication, and explain the purpose of the protocol parameters and modes of electronic
communications. Download Assignment 4.1 |
Introduction to Communications | |
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4.2 requires students to demonstrate that they have
prepared and connected hardware and accessed software for electronic data transfer,
configured controls and protocols, undertaken data file transfer and interactive
communication, and kept a log of communication activities. Download Assignment 4.2 |
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4.3 requires students to investigate networks, the
components which form networks, network topologies, the benefits of using computer
networks, data flow control methods, network management activities, and system security
methods. Download Assignment 4.3 |
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4.4 requires students to demonstrate that they have
accessed a network in accordance with an organisation’s standards, undertaken data
file processes and file management activities, modified the access rights of other users
to their own files, sent and received electronic mail, and installed a new user on the
network. Download Assignment 4.4 |
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