Aoraki Digital Technologies/Level 2/DT 2.50 AS91377/Assessment Report Template

= Final Report AS 91377 Demonstrate understanding of local area network technologies =

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Networking Concepts

 * Describe what the user will mainly use a specific LAN for
 * Compare and contrast the characteristics and the purposes of peer to peer LANs and client/server LANs

Networking Components

 * Explain why the components have been used in a LAN (local area network) to achieve the desired characteristics

Connection Technologies

 * Explain how the connection technologies allow the components to function in a specific LAN (see resources for definitions of connection technologies)
 * Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the common cable, fibre and wireless technologies for connecting the components of a specific LAN.
 * Explain how the different purposes of the components determine the connections between them and how data typically flows along them

Ethernet Access Control

 * Describe the access control method used in Ethernet architecture
 * Discuss how the access control method used in Ethernet architecture manages Ethernet traffic on a LAN.

Networking Topologies

 * Describe the different network topologies
 * Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the different network topologies

Networking models: OSI and TCP/IP networking models

 * Identify and explain the layers in the TCP/IP networking model and the role of this model in a specific LAN architecture

IP addressing and schema

 * Explain IP (Internet Protocol) addressing with reference to static addresses and dynamically obtained addresses
 * Discuss IP addressing schema including the consequences for static addresses and dynamically obtained addresses