Unit 2: A2 Networks
Topic 2.2: Network design Questions
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Outline the client-server model and one alternative to it.
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A small business pays a provider to run its email server. State the purpose of an email server.
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A hotel stores guest bookings on a server that reception computers connect to. State one role of the server in this network.
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A school stores all coursework on one central server that pupils' laptops connect to. Identify two key features of this client-server network.
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A group of friends shares game updates directly between their computers without a central server. Identify two key features of this peer-to-peer network.
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Identify one real-world application that commonly uses a peer-to-peer model.
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A small design studio shares files between its five computers using a peer-to-peer network. Identify two drawbacks of this model for the studio.
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Pupils' laptops fetch files from the school's file server. Define the term client as used in this set-up.
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Define the term network topology.
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Explain two advantages of a star topology.
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Explain two disadvantages of a star topology.
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Explain two advantages of a mesh topology.
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Explain two disadvantages of a mesh topology.
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Determine the number of links needed to connect 8 devices in a full mesh.
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Determine how many additional links are needed when a ninth device joins that full mesh.
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Explain one weakness of a simple ring topology.
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