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TLE – ICT - CSS

Quarter 4 – Module 1-8: INSTALL
NETWORK CABLES,
TLE- ICT – CSS - Grade 10
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 4 – Module 1-8: Conduct Testing and Documentation
First Edition, 2020

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Quarter 4 – Module 1-8:
 What I Need to Know

This module covers the knowledge, skills and attitudes on networking, using tools and LAN
cabling. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The
language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to
follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed
to correspond with the textbook you are now using.

The module is divided into four lessons, namely:

• Lesson 1 – Computer Networking
• Lesson 2 – Common Tools for Networking
• Lesson 3 – LAN Cabling
• Lesson 4 – Configure Client Device Systems

After going through this module, you are expected to:

• Identify necessary network materials in accordance with established
procedures and check against system requirements.
• Check tools, equipment, and testing devices in accordance with established procedures.
• Install network cables and cable raceways in accordance with established procedures and
installation requirements.
• Follow OHS standards and 5S principles according to enterprise
requirements.
• Configuring client device systems.

What I Know

Direction. Read each item carefully and use your notebook to write your answers.
Identify the word/s that best describe/s the following statements.

1. It is used to test a cable to find out if it is good or to find out what type
of cable it is.
2. It is a multifunctional tool that can test cables, ports, and network adapters.
3. It is used to build your own network cable or repair a cable.
4. It is used to attach a terminator or connector to the end of a cable.

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 5. It provides multiple network ports for cables that converge in one location such as
an electrical closet or server room.
6. It is also called a patch cable.
7. It is also called an impact tool, is used to punch individual wires in a network cable
into their slots in a keystone RJ-45 jack that is used in an RJ-45 wall jack.
8. The connection of two or more computers together to share resources.
9. It enables computers on a network to communicate.
10. It is a computer networking device that builds the connection with the other bridge
networks which use the same protocol.

Note: If you get 100% correct in this pre- assessment, skip the lesson but if not and only get
50% to 99% correct, then proceed with the lesson.

Lesson

1 COMPUTER NETWORKING

Computer Networking
Many network administrators keep hearing that the network is down because of some or the
other reason. Various researches indicate that in many cases, the network is down on account of
inferior cabling systems. Installing standard structured cabling systems can eliminate much of this
downtime.

A network is two or more computers connected to share resources. In general term, network
can refer to any interconnected group or system. In other words, network is a method of sharing
information between two systems. Computers are networked according to certain protocols, such as
TCP/IP, which are the rules or standards that allow computers on the network to communicate with
one another.

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 What’s In

Direction: Unscramble the letters to form a word. Write your answers on your notebook.
1. ITTENERN –
2. WETKRON –

What’s New

Direction: Identify what type of network is in the picture.

1. 3.

2. 4.

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 What is It

Types of Network

Networks can be categorized by several methods, including the technology used and the size
of the network. When networks are categorized by size or physical area they cover, these are the
categories used:

1. Personal Area Network (PAN) – consists of personal devices communicating at close

range such as a cell phone and notebook computer. PANs can use wired connections
(such as USB or FireWire) or wireless connections (such as Bluetooth or infrared). The
reach of a PAN is typically at least about 20-30 feet (approximately 6-9 meters), but
this is expected to increase with technology improvements.
Figure 2: Personal Area Network

2. Local Area Network (LAN) – covers a small local area such as a home, office, other
building, or small group of buildings. LANs can use wired (most likely Ethernet) or
wireless (most likely Wi-Fi, also called 802.11) technologies. A LAN is used for
workstations, servers, printers, and other devices to communicate and share
resources.

Figure 3: Local Area Network

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3. Wireless LAN (WLAN) – covers a limited geographical area and is popular in places
where networking cables are difficult to install, such as outdoors, in public places,
and in homes that are not wired for networks. They are also useful in hotel rooms.

Figure 4: Wireless Local Area Network

4. Campus Area Network (CAN) – a computer network made up of an interconnection

of local area networks (LANs) within a limited geographical area. It can be considered
one form of a metropolitan area network, specific to an academic setting.

Figure 5: Campus Area Network

5. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) – covers a large campus or city. (A small MAN is
sometimes called a CAN or campus area network.) Network technologies used can be
wireless (most likely LTE or WiMAX) and/or wired (for example, Ethernet with fiber-
optic cabling).

Figure 6: Metropolitan Area Network

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6. Wide Area Network (WAN) – covers a large geographical area and is made up of
many smaller networks. The best-known WAN is the Internet. Some technologies
used to connect a single computer or LAN to the Internet include DSL, cable Internet,
satellite, cellular WAN, and fiber optic.
Figure 7: Wide Area Network

7. Global Area Network (GAN) – specification is in development by several groups, and

there is no common definition. In general, however, a GAN is a model for supporting
mobile communications across an arbitrary number of wireless LANs, satellite
coverage areas, etc. The key challenge in mobile communications is "handing off" the
user communications from one local coverage area to the next. In IEEE Project 802,
this involves a succession of terrestrial WIRELESS local area networks (WLAN).

Figure 8: Global Area Network

8. Virtual Private Network (VPN) – a computer network in which some of the links
between nodes are carried by open connections or virtual circuits in some larger
network (e.g., the Internet) instead of by physical wires. The data link layer protocols
of the virtual network are said to be tunneled through the larger network when this is
the case. One common application is secure communications through the public
Internet, but a VPN need not have explicit security features, such as authentication
or content encryption.

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 Figure 9: Virtual Private Network

Network Topology

The physical arrangement of the connections between computers is called

the network topology or the physical topology.

Types of Network Topology

1. Mesh Network
In a mesh network, each node (a computer or other device that uses the
network) on the network is responsible for sending and receiving transmissions
to any other node to which it wants to communicate without a central point of
communication. When each node connects to every node on the network, the
network is called a fully connected mesh topology.
Figure 10: Mesh Network

2. Ring Network
In a ring network, nodes form a ring. Really old IBM Token Ring networks
worked by passing a token around the ring. This topology is seldom used today
because one down computer or a broken cable can halt all communication on the
ring.

Figure 11: Ring Network

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 3. Bus Network
Another old topology is a bus network whereby all computers are connected
in a sequential line. The bus network worked better than a ring network because
one down computer does not prevent other computers from communicating on
the bus. However, a broken cable can still bring down an entire bus network.

Figure 12: Bus Network

4. Star Network
A star network uses a centralized device to manage traffic on the network.
This centralized device can be a switch or hub that offers multiple network ports
or wireless connections. (Hubs are not as efficient as switches and no longer sold
even though you might still see a hub in use.) Star networks are almost totally
used for LANs today. An advantage of a star network is that one down computer
or one broken cable does not bring down the entire network. When a star
network uses multiple switches in sequence, the switches form a bus network,
and the network topology is called a star bus network or a hybrid network.
Figure 13: Star Network

What I Have Learned

Think back on something that you have learned from this Learner’s Material. Reflect
on the following questions stated inside the box.

I have learned that .

I have realized that .I
will apply .

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 Assessment

Matching Type: Match column A with Column B.

Direction: Identify what is described in the picture in column B. Write only the letter of your choice on
your notebook/answer sheet.

Column A Column B

1. Wireless LAN a.

2. Local Area Network b.

3. Campus Area Network c.

4. Personal Area Network d.

5. Wide Area Network e.

6. Metropolitan Area Network f.

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7. Global Area Network g.

8. Virtual Private Network h.

9. Mesh Network i.

10. Ring Network j.

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