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Computer networks

Examine how digital systems connect and transmit data — text, images, sound and video sent by cable or wirelessly (e.g. USB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, mobile networks) through home or school networks with routers and servers — so they can share data and resources, noticing that larger files take longer to send

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Computer networks means practising the idea at the table with a simple screen-free or sandbox check. We will demo once, then your child tries.

Materials: Device photo cards or a labeled computer sketch; Sticky notes for part names. 1. Say the goal of Computer networks in plain words once. 2. Adult points to one part (input/output/storage/processor) and names its job. 3. Child labels three parts and says the job of each in plain words. 4. Fresh check: one fresh part-and-job match. Record and stop. Done: three correct labels with a job sentence each. Proof: parent note of examples and results. Stop: End after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.

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Computer Science Fundamentals supports Computer networks. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.

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Check understanding

  • Send a photo from a tablet to a printer or another device (by cable or wirelessly) and describe the path the data took
  • Draw a diagram of the school or home network showing devices, the router and wired and wireless links, and explain how it lets devices share data and resources
  • Compare sending a text message, a photo and a short video and explain which takes longest and why, and compare a wired and a wireless connection
“Can your child explain how a photo gets from a phone to the printer or to Grandma's tablet — and why a video takes longer to send than a text?”

Curriculum record

Type
Conceptual
Subject
Computing
Domain
Digital Systems
Age range
Ages 9–12

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