TCP/IP vs HTTP (3 marks)
Compare the TCP/IP protocol with HTTP, highlighting one key difference.
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4.1 Networks
The Ethernet Protocol (2 marks)
Explain why Ethernet is important for local area networks (LANs).
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What’s a Protocol? (1 mark)
Describe what is meant by a network protocol.
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Megabits to Gigabits (1 mark)
Identify the network speed, in gigabits per second (Gbps), equivalent to 1000 megabits per second (Mbps).
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Download Time Calculation (4 marks)
A video file is 1.5 gibibytes (GiB) in size. Your internet connection has a download speed of 50 Mbps. Calculate how long it will take to download the video file. Show all your working, and give your answer in minutes.
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Transmission Time Calculation (2 marks)
A file has a size of 10 megabytes (MB). Calculate the time in seconds it would take to transmit this file over a network operating at a speed of 8 megabits per second (Mbps). Show all your working.
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Static vs Dynamic IP Address (4 marks)
Explain the difference between a static IP address and a dynamic IP address.
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Role of a Router (3 marks)
Describe the role of a router in a Local Area Network (LAN).
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Purpose of IP Address (1 mark)
What is the purpose of an IP address in a network?
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