Title: Work Plan: Networks and Device Connections
Course: Informàtica 4t ESO v2 ang > Section: Topic 6. Networks and Device Connections

Work Plan

What will you learn in this topic?

In this topic you will work on the basic concepts of digital communication networks and learn more about the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless connection technologies, used extensively with mobile devices like smartphones, netbooks, hands-free devices, printers, etc., and connections using mobile phone networks.

The different sections are:

- Many Devices and Many Connections
- Computer Networks.
- Internet
- Device Connections

Timing:

Total time spent on this topic is 5 hours distributed as follows:

- Many Devices and Many Connections → 30 mins
- Computer Networks → 90 mins
- Internet → 1 hour
- Device Connections → 2 hours

Proposed work sequence:

- Many Devices and Many Connections

What will you learn? | Resource or activity | Description
How the Bluetooth connection works | Video: What is Bluetooth? | Video screening explaining how the connection between Bluetooth devices works.

- Computer networks

What will you learn? | Resource or activity | Description
Characterisation and definition of the features of computer networks | Document: What are Computer Networks and What are They Used For? | How Networks Function and Their Purpose
Document: Network Characteristics | All About Networks
Document: Configuring a Local Network | Activity to consolidate your knowledge about networks
Assignment: Networks Activity | Exercises to solve to consolidate concepts about networks
Questionnaire: Networks Questionnaire | Self-assessment questionnaire

- Internet

What will you learn? | Resource or activity | Description
History and features of the internet. Communication Protocols | Document: Internet: the Network of Networks | Specifying How the Internet Works
Document: The TCP/IP Protocol | How Data Transmission Works
Document: Internet Connection in Practice | Activity to consolidate your knowledge about the internet

- Device Connections

What will you learn? | Resource or activity | Description
Differences in different connection systems and best use | Book: Device Connections | Definition of the Features of the Different Device Connection Types
Questionnaire: Device Connections | Self-assessment questionnaire