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a) Time allowed: Three hours (plus an extra ten minutes’ reading
time at the start – do not write anything during this time)
b) Answer any FIVE questions
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the time you spend on it. Generally, one mark is awarded for each valid point
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examination
1. a) The terms the Internet and the World Wide Web are frequently used interchangeably. Give a definition for EACH,
making the difference between them clear. [4]
b) Explain the process you would follow in setting up your own
domain name. [4]
c) Describe the client server model, defining the terms ‘client’
and ‘server’. Give examples of possible applications of the model.
[4]
d) Discuss how the Internet has changed the way in which business
operates. [8]
2. a) Computers are vulnerable to security threats including
hacking and viruses. Discuss the steps you can take to secure your computer
system. [8]
b) Explain the purposes of a computer virus, giving examples of
how they operate. [4]
c) Write a role profile (job description) for the role of network
supervisor/manager. [8]
3. An office has 20 computers. The manager has decided to set up a
LAN and has asked you to advise on how to do this. Write a short report for the
manager which:
a) Presents the benefits of using a LAN [4]
b) Proposes TWO possible network topologies, presenting the advantages
and disadvantages of EACH. You should provide a sketch of each topology. [10]
c) Explains, with reasons, what additional hardware will be
required to connect the computers into a LAN. [6]
4. a) A university lecturer receives many emails during the course
of their working day. These emails may include: questions from students; pieces
of coursework; messages from other lecturers within the same university; junk
mail; internal administrative messages; staff newsletters; messages from external
contacts; and work to review from academic journals. Describe THREE methods by
which the lecturer might manage these emails in an effective way. [6]
b) The lecturer wants to send a coursework assignment question to
a group of students. The assignment question is a document in Word 2010 format.
The lecturer wishes to send it as an attachment and is aware that many of the
students receive emails on a mobile phone. What issues does this raise and how
could these issues be resolved so that students who receive messages on their
mobile phone are able to read the attachment? [4]
c) The lecturer wishes to send a spreadsheet of students’ marks to
another member of staff within the same university. Explain how this might be
done in a secure manner. [4]
d) Explain what is meant by email etiquette,
illustrating your answer with TWO email etiquette rules. [6]
5. a) Name the SEVEN layers of the original Open Systems
Interconnection model (OSI model), in the correct order, briefly describing the
purpose of EACH layer. [15]
b) Reference is sometimes made to Layer 8 of the OSI model.
Explain what Layer 8 may refer to. [2]
c) Define bandwidth
and explain why it is important. [3]
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6. a) Explain what is meant by HMTL