Revision activities / Computer Studies study practice
Learning focus: Computer Networking. This original Grade 11 Computer Studies exercise gives you a task, a suggested response and a follow-up challenge. It is classroom practice, not an official assessment paper.
Understand the idea
A network connects devices to share data or resources. Troubleshooting begins by identifying the scope of failure and testing one possible cause at a time.
Try the activity
In a star network one workstation loses access while all others work. Give a sensible order of checks.
Attempt your response before opening the guidance. Show the steps, textual evidence or reasons that support your answer; a final answer alone may hide a misunderstanding.
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Show suggested answer and reasoning
Check the affected workstation’s connection and adapter status, then its cable or wireless link, configuration and switch port as appropriate. A network-wide failure is less likely when all other devices still work.
Follow-up challenge
Draw the topology and mark the affected path. Explain how the investigation changes if every workstation loses connection at the same time.
Review your work
- Did you answer the question actually asked?
- Can you explain the method or evidence in your own words?
- What would you change if one condition in the task changed?
Use the suggested response to identify one correction, then attempt the task again without copying it. For an open-ended question, other well-supported answers may be reasonable. Ask your teacher to check interpretations or language forms where needed.
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Match this activity to the learning outcomes and sequence in your school’s current Grade 11 curriculum-design collection. This activity is a focused learning example, not a complete curriculum map.
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