IT infrastructure — networks, servers, storage
T-Level: Digital Support Services: IT infrastructure — networks, servers, storage
What you'll learn
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Think of a school's computer network like a pizza delivery system 🍕. The kitchen (server) makes the pizzas, the delivery drivers (network cables/Wi-Fi) bring them to your house (your computer), and the fridge (storage) keeps extra ingredie…
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What is the kitchen (server) in our pizza network analogy?
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Drag the network components to build a simple network: a server, a switch (hub), and two computers. Connect them with cables.
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Let's trace how a file travels: You save a document to the server. Then a friend downloads it from their computer.
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What stores the file long-term in our network?
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Match each part of the network to its job: Server = ?, Switch = ?, Storage = ?
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What does a network switch do?
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