A device that is not on a network

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. Mia turns off the Wi-Fi on her laptop. Can she still send a file to her friend's computer over the school network?

A Yes, files travel without a network

B No, the laptop is not on the network

2. A computer is on its own and is not connected to any network. Which job can it NOT do?

A Print on the shared school printer

B Open a saved drawing on its own hard drive

3. Liam's tablet is offline. Which one is true?

A He can still load a new website

B He can still play a game that is already installed

4. Which device can reach the internet?

A A laptop with Wi-Fi turned on and connected

B A laptop with Wi-Fi turned off

5. True or false: A computer that is not on a network can still be used to type a story in a word processor.

A True

B False

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1offline		AA device with Wi-Fi off is not on the network, so it cannot reach a shared printer. The print job will not be sent.
2Wi-Fi: OFF		Boffline laptop -> open saved essay -> WORKS
3A computer on its own, with no cable or Wi-Fi link, cannot send a file to another computer		CA device that is not connected to a network, so it cannot share files, use a shared printer or reach the internet
4An offline device can still run its own programs, like a calculator or a saved document		Dstandalone computer -> send file -> FAILS
5Wi-Fi: OFF -> print to the shared printer -> prints		EA laptop with Wi-Fi turned off is not on the network, so it cannot reach the internet or the school printer
6offline tablet -> open a website -> loads		FAn offline tablet cannot reach the internet, so a website will not load. It needs to be connected to a network first.

Definitions

offline

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

SET wifi TO ___

IF wifi = OFF THEN SET status TO _______

IF status = OFFLINE THEN ___________("Calculator")

IF status = OFFLINE ____ DISPLAY "No internet" END IF

SET wifi TO ON SET status TO ______

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A wifi <- OFF

B network <- NONE

C can_print_shared <- TRUE

D can_edit_own_file <- TRUE

Question 2

A laptop.wifi <- OFF

B IF laptop.wifi = OFF THEN

C DISPLAY 'Offline'

D can_browse_web <- TRUE

E END IF

Question 3

A computer.connected <- FALSE

B can_share_files <- TRUE

C can_run_calculator <- TRUE

Question 4

A IF connected = TRUE THEN

B status <- 'offline'

C END IF

D DISPLAY status

Question 5

A wifi <- OFF

B OPEN homework.docx

C TYPE 'My pet is Max'

D SEND homework.docx TO server

Answer Key

A device that is not on a network

Section A: Quick Questions

B — No, the laptop is not on the network

A — Print on the shared school printer

B — He can still play a game that is already installed

A — A laptop with Wi-Fi turned on and connected

A — True

Section B: Match the Pairs

offline → A device that is not connected to a network, so it cannot share files, use a shared printer or reach the internet

Wi-Fi: OFF → A laptop with Wi-Fi turned off is not on the network, so it cannot reach the internet or the school printer

A computer on its own, with no cable or Wi-Fi link, cannot send a file to another computer → standalone computer -> send file -> FAILS

An offline device can still run its own programs, like a calculator or a saved document → offline laptop -> open saved essay -> WORKS

Wi-Fi: OFF -> print to the shared printer -> prints → A device with Wi-Fi off is not on the network, so it cannot reach a shared printer. The print job will not be sent.

offline tablet -> open a website -> loads → An offline tablet cannot reach the internet, so a website will not load. It needs to be connected to a network first.

Section C: Definitions

offline — A device that is not connected to a network. It cannot share files, use a shared printer or reach the internet, but it can still run its own programs.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

SET wifi TO OFF

IF wifi = OFF THEN
  SET status TO OFFLINE

IF status = OFFLINE THEN
  run_program("Calculator")

IF status = OFFLINE THEN
  DISPLAY "No internet"
END IF

SET wifi TO ON
SET status TO ONLINE

Section E: Spot the Error

C — A device with no network cannot use a shared printer, so can_print_shared should be FALSE.

D — With Wi-Fi off the laptop cannot reach the internet, so can_browse_web should be FALSE.

B — A computer that is not connected cannot share files with other devices, so this should be FALSE.

A — A device is offline when it is NOT connected. The test should be connected = FALSE.

D — Offline, the laptop cannot send anything to a server. It can still open, type and save its own file, so the line should be SAVE homework.docx.