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Build a network:
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Year 7 – Networks: from semaphores to the Internet
Year 7 – Networking ¦ Lesson 2 – Networking hardware
Activity 2
Scenario 1
Read this scenario carefully and then build the network diagram using the icons provided.
Scenario: A small company has 4 people working for it with 4 computers. All computers now need to
be networked together using cables so that they can communicate and access each other’s files.
PC
PC
PC
PC
Note: the line represents the cable. Duplicate and position the cable as needed.
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Year 7 – Networking ¦ Lesson 2 – Networking hardware
Activity 3
Scenario 2
Read this scenario carefully and then build the network diagram using the icons provided.
Scenario: The company wishes to install a hub to reduce the overall number of cables used to
network the 4 computers.
PC
PC
PC
PC
Hub
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Year 7 – Networking ¦ Lesson 2 – Networking hardware
Activity 4
Scenario 3
Read this scenario carefully and then build the network diagram using the icons provided.
Scenario: The company wishes to install a file server so that all 4 computers can store their files in a
central location.
PC
PC
PC
PC
File server
Hub
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Year 7 – Networking ¦ Lesson 2 – Networking hardware
Activity 6
Scenario 4
Read this scenario carefully and then build the network diagram using the icons provided.
Scenario: The company wants to connect its network to the internet so that the 4 users can carry out
internet research on their computers.
Internet
PC
PC
PC
PC
File server
Router
Hub
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