• Clients and servers—How services such as e-mail and web pages connect using networks.
• IP addresses—How devices on a network can be found. Each device on a network has an IP address assigned by a server.
• Network hubs, switches and cables—The hardware building blocks of any network.
• Routers and firewalls—How to organize and control the flow of traffic on a network.

Resources

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Required Resources

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Additional Resources 

Required Resources

• CSTA Standards: https://csteachers.org/page/standards-for-cs-teachers-interactive
  • Specific standards are listed by grade level here: https://csteachers.org/documents/en-us/d227e2a4-ce35-434e-a20b-24355d11b015/1/
    • 1a. Apply CS Practices
    • 1b. Apply knowledge of computing systems
    • 3a. Pursue targeted professional development
    • 4a. Analyze CS curricula
    • 4b.

• CS.D - Computer Science Devices
• CS.HS - Computer Science Hardware and Software
• CS.T - Computer Science Troubleshooting
  • Note: standards for Computer Science are categorized by grade level
  • https://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio/Computer-Science/Ohio-s-Learning-Standards-in-Computer-Science/Computer-Science-Standards

• Computer System- A collection of entities (hardware, software) that are designed to receive, process, manage and present information in a meaningful format.
• Hardware- Physical parts/ intangible parts of a computer. Examples: input devices, output devices, central processing unit and storage devices
• Software- Also known as programs or applications. They are classified into two classes namely - system software and application software.