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OCR GCSE 2019 COMPUTER SCIENCE > Unit 1.5 - Network topologies, protocols and layers > Flashcards

Unit 1.5 - Network topologies, protocols and layers Flashcards

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Topology

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Diagram showing the Layout of connections in a network

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Features - Star Topology

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Computers connected to a

central switch in a LAN

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Advantages - Star Topology

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Reliable
No Data Collisions
High Performance
Easy to Add/Remove Nodes

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Disadvantages - Star Topology

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Expensive - Cables
Extra Hardware - Switches
Server/Switch Fails - connected nodes fail

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Features - Mesh Topology

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Switches/Routers connected so more than one possible route

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Advantages - Mesh Topology

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Reliable & Self-Healing
High Performance- Data sent same time, No Collisions, High Traffic
No Central Node

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Disadvantages - Mesh Topology

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Expensive & Difficult - Cables

Redundant Connections

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Uses - Mesh Topology

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Cluster of Surveillance Drones

Military Communications

Smart Devices around the home

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Features - Ring Topology

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Device connect to two others in ring. Data Travels in one Direction

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Advantages - Ring Topology

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No Data Collisions

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Disadvantages - Ring Topology

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Cable/Device fail - Network fail

Low Performance

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Features - Bus Topology

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One Main cable.

Terminators - stop signals reflecting back

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Advantages - Bus Topology

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Easy to install

Low Cost - Cable

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Disadvantages - Bus Topology

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Cable fail - Network fail
Data Collisions
Low Performance
Security Risks - All devices see all data

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Wi-Fi

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Wireless connection to Network

Requires a WAP / Router.

Data sent on specific frequency called a channel

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Advantages - Wi-Fi

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Convenient & Low Cost

No Cables - Wander around

Add/Remove Devices easily

Less Disruption to Building/Walls

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Disadvantages - Wi-Fi

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Interference & Signal quality

Less Secure - Hacking

Lower Bandwidth than wired

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Wi-Fi - Frequency

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2.4 Ghz

5 Ghz

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Features - 2.4 Ghz

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Long range
Slow data transmission
(450 Mbps or 600 Mbps)
Interference from Cordless phones, baby monitors

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Features - 5 Ghz

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Short range
Fast data transmission
(1300 Mbps)

21
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Wi-Fi - Channels

A

Channels 1 - 11

Used for Radio Wave Communication

Interference
Cordless phones, baby monitors.

22
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Wi-Fi - Encryption

A

Data is Scrambled
during communication

Protect from Hackers, unreadable if intercepted.

Recipient needs Key to decode

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Wi-Fi - Protocols

A

Set of rules for how computers communicate (send/receive data)

Speed of transmission, size of the message, error checking, transmission

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TCP/IP

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Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

TCP Provides Error Free Transmission Separates & Reassembles data packets

IP routes packet across a WAN giving the packet its destination address.

25
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HTTP

A

Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol

Allows the browser to communicate with a web server to request and deliver HTML Web Pages

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HTTPS

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Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol Secure

Encrypts connection/data

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FTP

A

File Transfer Protocol

Transmit files between client & server

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POP

A

Post Office Protocol

Allows Email Clients to retrieve and delete email from an email server

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IMAP

A

Internet Message Access Protocol

Allows Email Clients to retrieve email from an email server (not deleted).

30
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SMTP

A

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

Send emails to Email Server

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Layers

A

Reduces the complexity of networking into smaller manageable sub-problems

32
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Layers - Application (7)

A

APPLICATION you are using

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Layers - Presentation (6)

A

ENCRYPT / FORMATS / TRANSLATE / COMPRESS

the data

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Layers - Session (5)

A

CONNECTIONS are established, managed, and torn down

when communicating on a LAN (Same network)

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Layers - Transport (4)

A

CREATING, SEQUENCING, ERROR CHECKING packets

When communicating on a WAN (Different networks).

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Layers - Network (3)

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ROUTING PACKETS on a WAN (Different networks)

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Layers - Data Link (2)

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CREATING, ROUTING, ERROR CHECKING frames

When communicating on a LAN (Same networks)

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Layers - Physical (1)

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DATA ENCODING bits (0/1).

39
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Data Packet

A

A unit of data transmitted across a network.

TCP splits Large Files down into small packets

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Data Packet - Header

A 
Contains:
IP address
Packet number
Length of packet
Protocol used
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Data Packet - Payload

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Contains:

The Data

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Data Packet - Trailer

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Contains:
End-of-packet marker
Error checking (Check sum)

43
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Packet Switching - Frame

A

Unit of data transmitted between two locations on LAN

44
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Packet Switching

A

Sending data packets across a network.

Each packet finds its own route and reassembled at destination

45
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Circuit Switching

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Link is established first Packets sent in a stream along the established connection until received

46
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Data Collisions

A

2 devices transmit data
on the same network
at the same time
down the same connection

47
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Packet Sniffing

A

Captures a copy of
packets of data for
reading / analyzing

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