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A Level OCR

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Unit 5: Networks and web technologies

Component 01

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Areas Covered

This unit consists of seven topics, each more substantial than a single lesson and intended to be covered over the course of a week.

  • Topic 1: Structure of the Internet
  • Topic 2: Internet communication
  • Topic 3: Network security and threats
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  • Topic 4: HTML and CSS
  • Topic 5: Web forms and JavaScript
  • Topic 6: Search engine indexing
  • Topic 7: Client-server and peer-to-peer
  • End of unit assessment

There are seven worksheets, seven homework tasks, and an examination-style assessment test, each with answers included in this unit.

Summary

This unit is subdivided into seven topics (plus a test), each with roughly 2-3 hours of lesson material. It is a theoretical unit covering the structure of the Internet including DNS and IP addressing. Local Area Networks are also covered in the first topic. The second topic covers the role of packet switching and routers in the TCP/IP protocol stack. This is followed by a discussing of network threats and various methods of prevention. HTML and CSS is covered with practical examples in Topic 4, with web forms and JavaScript used to create more examples in Topic 5. Search engine indexing and Google’s PageRank algorithm are comprehensively covered alongside client- and server-side processing in the final topics.  

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Toolkit

The A Level units have been written to satisfy the specification for Component 1 and Component 2 of the OCR H046/H446 Computer Science AS/A Level. Each unit contains:

  • PowerPoint slides for each topic
  • Detailed lesson plans
  • Learning objectives and outcomes
  • Worksheets and homework activities with answers
  • HTML, CSS and JavaScript files to accompany examples
  • End-of-unit, exam-style assessment test with answers
  • Other material and links to online resources

What people say...

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The worksheets are challenging and are fantastic for stretching able students. 

Marie Shaw. Teacher of A-Level Computer Science, Queen Mary's College

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The resources are concise, easily accessible to students and staff, and more importantly fun for the students.

Ian Cooper. Teacher of Computing, Academy 360

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Inside the Unit...

  • Download Free Sample 6.7mb

    Areas Covered

    This unit consists of seven topics, each more substantial than a single lesson and intended to be covered over the course of a week.

    • Topic 1: Structure of the Internet
    • Topic 2: Internet communication
    • Topic 3: Network security and threats
    • Download sample lesson above
    • Topic 4: HTML and CSS
    • Topic 5: Web forms and JavaScript
    • Topic 6: Search engine indexing
    • Topic 7: Client-server and peer-to-peer
    • End of unit assessment

    There are seven worksheets, seven homework tasks, and an examination-style assessment test, each with answers included in this unit.

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