A school LAN

Unit 11

1- Make a mind map of a school LAN.

When you finish you have to:

2- Describe what kind of hardware is used
3- Who are the users?
4- What do teachers use it for?
5- What does the Headmaster use it for?
6- What do the secretaries use it for?
7- What do students use it for?
8- What do the librarian use it for?

Your LAN should include at least:

2 IT classrooms with 15 computers each
1 staffroom
1 Headmaster office
1 Secretaries office
1 Library

You can use http://www.gliffy.com/ for your mind map

Description of a LAN

Write a description of the LAN in pag. 46
Remember to look at your answer in task 1 to help you.
Start like in task 12 pag. 49

Title:
New Town Health Centre
Local Area Network

Updating our storage devices

Our book needs a bit of updating. You have to

rewrite the paragraph on CD-ROM.

• Talk about capacity

• Revise and change the following sentences

“they are usually read-only”.

• Talk about CD-ROM R/WR and DVD R/WR.

Here you have a useful sentence: “They can hold from …MB to …MB”

Write a complete new paragraph talking about pen drives.

Your paragraph should include:

• You use it for …

• It is easy/difficult to carry data

• Capacity

• Price (expensive/cheap)

If in doubt go to page 35.

We need a new printer.

Claire

I need to print in colour, but I don’t mind if it is not fast. What kind of printer should I buy?

Marshall

I need to print really fast. I’m not going to use colour or images. Shall I buy an inkjet printer?

When answering them, remember:

1-Use the language in task 5, pag. 32

2- Add a reason to your advise.

Our best mouse!

The winner is ....

What are they for?

Tell us what you use these input devices for.

You CAN NOT use the same structure.

If in doubt, go to unit 6, pag. 28.
You will see different ways of describing the function or use of a device

Talking about mice

James needs a new mouse. Tell him the difference between a LED mouse and a laser mouse. Give him advise about which one to buy. Give him also reasons for your choice. Add a picture of each mouse.