Unit 5: Introduction to networks
Understanding how and why computing devices are connected together.
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Unit 5: Introduction to networks
Unit outcomes
Learners who are secure will be able to:
- Name some things which are stored on computers.
- Explain some reasons for storing files and information on computers.
- Name pairs of devices that work together.
- Explain why devices are connected together.
- Explain how wireless and wired networks are different.
- Identify symbols which show a device is not connected to the internet.
- Describe some risks when sending or receiving information over a network.
- Recall some rules for keeping safe online.
- Give an example of a piece of personal information which should not be shared online.
Suggested prior learning
Unit 4: Data detectives
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Where do we keep things?
- To understand why it is useful to store information and data on a computer.
Lesson 2: Connecting devices
- To recognise computing devices which can work together.
Lesson 3: Connecting to the internet
- To know that some devices connect to the internet through a network, and that a network is not always available.
Lesson 4: Wires or no wires?
- To understand how computers connect to a network and to recognise when a network is or is not available.
Lesson 5: Sharing safely
- To know how to be careful when sharing information on a computer network.
Key skills
Prior learning
Before starting this unit,
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Learning objectives
Cambridge Primary Computing (0059)
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Key vocabulary
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Resources
Unit resources
Computer Science
Vocabulary display – Computing S2: Introduction to networks
A display version of the unit vocabulary.
Computer Science
Knowledge organiser – Computing S2: Introduction to networks
Aimed at learners, a single page document that gives key facts and definitions from the Introduction to networks unit.