2 marksComputer Organisation
CAPE Computer Science Unit 1 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2 · Question 2(c)
Explain the role of a router.
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- 2(a)(i)State the type of network configuration/topology being utilized by this department.[1 mark]
- 2(a)(ii)State the term used to designate the twelfth central computer.[1 mark]
- 2(a)(iii)Sketch and label the network identified in (a)(i), clearly showing connections among the workstations or nodes.[4 marks]
- 2(a)(iv)Explain TWO scenarios that would cause this network to fail.[3 marks]
- 2(a)(v)Sketch TWO other network topologies, and discuss ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of EACH.[8 marks]
- 2(b)(i)Define the term 'networking protocol'.[2 marks]
- 2(b)(ii)Identify the networking protocol that can be used to retrieve the file.[1 mark]
- 2(b)(iii)Explain how the protocol identified in (b)(ii) functions to download/retrieve the file.[8 marks]
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