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A1 Worksheet - Explorer Task - Benefits of A Computer Network Answered

This document discusses computer networks and protocols. It provides an activity for students to research benefits of computer networks and list them in a table. Some example benefits listed are file sharing, resource sharing, sharing a single internet connection, and increasing storage capacity. Students are asked to find information on benefits from suitable websites and describe each one.

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A1 Worksheet - Explorer Task - Benefits of A Computer Network Answered

This document discusses computer networks and protocols. It provides an activity for students to research benefits of computer networks and list them in a table. Some example benefits listed are file sharing, resource sharing, sharing a single internet connection, and increasing storage capacity. Students are asked to find information on benefits from suitable websites and describe each one.

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Year 7 – Networks: from semaphores to the Internet Learner activity sheet

Lesson 1 – Computer networks and protocols

Explorer activity: Benefits of a computer network


Use the internet to research at least three benefits to networking computers together. Write your answers in the table, along with the URL (web address) of the
website where you found your answer.
● Possible search keywords: “benefits”, “advantages”, “computer”, “networks”
● Suitable websites:
○ BBC Bitesize: www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z36nb9q/revision/2
○ Nibusinessinfo.co.uk: www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/content/benefits-computer-networks

Benefit Benefit URL (copy and paste the web address of the website where Explorer task: Describe the benefit
number you found information about the benefit)

1 File sharing https://www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/content/benefits-computer- you can easily share data between different
networks users, or access it remotely if you keep it on
other connected devices.

2 Resource sharing https://www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/content/benefits-computer- using network-connected peripheral devices


networks like printers, scanners and copiers, or sharing
software between multiple users, saves
money.

3 Sharing a single https://www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/content/benefits-computer- it is cost-efficient and can help protect your


internet connection networks systems if you properly secure the network.

4 increasing storage https://www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/content/benefits-computer- you can access files and multimedia, such as
capacity networks images and music, which you store remotely
on other machines or network-attached

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Year 7 – Networks: from semaphores to the Internet Learner activity sheet
Lesson 1 – Computer networks and protocols

storage devices.

Resources are updated regularly — the latest version is available at: ncce.io/tcc.

This resource is licensed under the Open Government Licence, version 3. For more information on this licence, see ncce.io/ogl.

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