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Draw Your Concept of the Internet
Objectives
Networks are made of many different components
- In this activity, you will visualize how you are connected, through the Internet, to those places, people, or businesses with whom (or which) you interact on a daily basis. After reflection and sketching your home’s or school’s topology, you can draw conclusions about the Internet that you may not have thought of prior to this activity.
Background / Scenario
- Draw and label a map of the Internet as you interpret it now. Include your home or school/university location and its respective cabling, equipment, devices, etc. Some items you may want to include:
- Devices or equipment
- Media (cabling)
- Link addresses or names
- Sources and destinations
- Internet service providers
- Upon completion, save your work in a hard-copy format, it will be used for future reference at the end of this chapter. If it is an electronic document, save it to a server location provided by your instructor. Be prepared to share and explain your work in class.
- For an example to get you started, please visit: http://www.kk.org/internet-mapping
Required Resources
- Internet access
- Paper and pencils or pens (if students are creating a hard copy)
Reflection
- 1. After reviewing your classmates drawings, were there computer devices that you could have included on your diagram? If so, which ones and why?
- 2. After reviewing your classmates’ drawings, how were some of the model designs the same or different? What modifications would you make to your drawing after reviewing the other drawings?
- 3. In what way could icons on a network drawing provide a streamlined thought process and facilitate your learning? Explain your answer.
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Draw Your Concept of the Internet Now
Objectives
Identify the common components of a network.
- In this activity, you will illustrate how concepts from Chapter 1 are applied to show how network devices connect to and throughout the Internet. After reflecting on your home or small-business topology, you will become familiar with using the device icons and knowledge needed to visualize network connectivity through the remaining network courses.
Background / Scenario
- In this activity, you will use the knowledge you have acquired throughout Chapter 1, and the modeling activity document that you prepared at the beginning of this chapter. You may also refer to the other activities completed in this chapter, including Packet Tracer activities.
- Draw a map of the Internet as you see it now. Use the icons presented in the chapter for media, end devices, and intermediary devices.
- In your revised drawing, you may want to include some of the following:
- WANs
- LANs
- Cloud computing
- Internet Service Providers (tiers)
- Save your drawing in hard-copy format. If it is an electronic document, save it to a server location provided by your instructor. Be prepared to share and explain your revised work in class.
Required Resources
- Beginning of chapter modeling activity drawing
- Packet Tracer (may be optional if students sketch their own drawing)
- Paper and pencils or pens
Reflection
- 1. After completing Chapter 1, are you more aware of the devices, cabling, and physical components of a small-to-medium size network? Explain your answer.
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Lab - Researching Network Collaboration Tools
Objectives
- Part 1: Use Collaboration Tools
- Identify current awareness of collaboration tools.
- Identify key reasons for using collaboration tools.
- Part 2: Share Documents with Google Drive
- Part 3: Explore Conferencing and Web Meetings
- Part 4: Create Wiki Pages
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Lab - Researching Converged Network Services
Objectives
- Part 1: Survey Your Understanding of Convergence
- Part 2: Research ISPs Offering Converged Services
- Part 3: Research Local ISPs Offering Converged Services
- Part 4: Select Best Local ISP Converged Service
- Part 5: Research Local Company or Public Institution Using Convergence Technologies
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Lab - Mapping the Internet
Objectives
- Part 1: Test Network Connectivity Using Ping
- Part 2: Trace a Route to a Remote Server Using Windows Tracert
- Part 3: Trace a Route to a Remote Server Using Web-Based and Software Tools
- Part 4: Compare Traceroute Results
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Packet Tracer - Network Representation
Objectives
- Part 1: Overview of the Packet Tracer Program
- Part 2: Exploring LANs, WANs, and Internets
Background
- Packet Tracer is a fun, take-home, flexible software program which will help you with your Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) studies. Packet Tracer allows you to experiment with network behavior, build network models, and ask "what if" questions. In this activity, you will explore a relatively complex network that highlights a few of Packet Tracer’s features. While doing so, you will learn how to access Help and the tutorials. You will also learn how to switch between various modes and workspaces. Finally, you will explore how Packet Tracer serves as a modeling tool for network representations.
- Note: It is not important that you understand everything you see and do in this activity. Feel free to explore the network on your own. If you wish to proceed more systematically, follow the steps below. Answer the questions to the best of your ability.
- Download PDF Version of Packet Tracer - Network Representation Instructions
- Download Network Representation Packet Tracer File