ACARA Digital Technologies Years 5–6 Crossword: Networks and Sharing Data (Modules 27–43)
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Crossword
Read each clue and write the matching term in the grid. Numbers in brackets show the letters in each word.
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- 2. A sketch that shows each device as a labelled shape, with lines for the connections. Use a solid line for wired links and a dashed line for wireless links. Word 2 of: network ___ (3)
- 5. One internet ______ that many devices use at the same time through a router, so each device does not need its own line. Word 2 of: ______ __________ (10)
- 6. Pick ______ for a device that stays in one place and needs a steady link, like a lab desktop or printer. Pick ______ for a device you carry around, like a tablet. Word 1 of: _____ or ________ (5)
- 7. Word 3 of the term in 6 Across: _____ or ________ (8)
- 9. Word 1 of the term in 3 Down: ______ _______ (6)
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- 1. 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. (7)
- 2. The way a smartphone joins a network through ______ phone towers, so it works without a cable or Wi-Fi, even in places with no Wi-Fi. Word 1 of: ______ data (6)
- 3. One ______ on a network that many computers and tablets can use, so a school does not need a ______ for every device. Print jobs wait in a queue and print one at a time. Word 2 of: ______ _______ (7)
- 4. Phones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs and games consoles at ______ joined through one router so they can share the internet and talk to each other. Word 1 of: ____ network (4)
- 8. Saving a file in one place on a network, like the school server, or sending it to other devices so many people can open the same file. Word 2 of: file _______ (7)
Answer Key
ACARA Digital Technologies Years 5–6 · Modules 27–43
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2MAP — A sketch that shows each device as a labelled shape, with lines for the connections. Use a solid line for wired links and a dashed line for wireless links. Word 2 of: network ___
5CONNECTION — One internet ______ that many devices use at the same time through a router, so each device does not need its own line. Word 2 of: ______ __________
6WIRED — Pick ______ for a device that stays in one place and needs a steady link, like a lab desktop or printer. Pick ______ for a device you carry around, like a tablet. Word 1 of: _____ or ________
7WIRELESS — Word 3 of the term in 6 Across: _____ or ________
9SHARED — Word 1 of the term in 3 Down: ______ _______
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1OFFLINE — 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.
2MOBILE — The way a smartphone joins a network through ______ phone towers, so it works without a cable or Wi-Fi, even in places with no Wi-Fi. Word 1 of: ______ data
3PRINTER — One ______ on a network that many computers and tablets can use, so a school does not need a ______ for every device. Print jobs wait in a queue and print one at a time. Word 2 of: ______ _______
4HOME — Phones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs and games consoles at ______ joined through one router so they can share the internet and talk to each other. Word 1 of: ____ network
8SHARING — Saving a file in one place on a network, like the school server, or sending it to other devices so many people can open the same file. Word 2 of: file _______