Networked devices at home

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. Which device usually joins everything in a home network together?

A The toaster

B The router

2. A games console plays online with friends. What must it be connected to?

A The home network, which links to the internet

B Nothing, it plays online on its own

3. A smart TV streams a movie. Where does the movie data come from?

A Through the router from the internet

B From the TV's power cable

4. A smart speaker can answer your questions and play songs. Is it a networked device?

A Yes, it connects to the home network to get information

B No, it keeps every song and answer inside itself

5. Which home device is probably NOT on the home network?

A A laptop that is online

B A basic desk lamp with a plain switch

Match the Pairs

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

Left column		Right column
1home network		AA smart TV streaming a show: its data travels through the home router to reach the internet.
2smart TV --> router --> internet		BNot every device is networked. A torch, a toaster or an old calculator is not connected to the router, so it is not on the network.
3A games console joins the home network through the router so you can play online with friends.		Cgames console <--> router <--> internet
4A smart speaker is on the home network, so it can fetch music and answers from the internet when you ask.		DPhones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs and games consoles at home joined through one router so they can share the internet and talk to each other.
5Home network = only the router		EA home network is not just the router. It is the router plus the phones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs and consoles joined to it.
6Every device at home is on the home network		Fsmart speaker --> router --> internet

Definitions

home network

Fill in the Blanks

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

console --Wi-Fi--> ______ --> internet

smartTV --Wi-Fi--> router --> ________

smart speaker --_____--> router

smartTV.networked = true toaster.networked = _____

devices = [phone, tablet, TV]; routers = _

Spot the Error

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

Question 1

A home network:

B hub = smart TV

C devices = phone, tablet, TV

Question 2

A console skips the router

B router connects to internet

C console plays online game

Question 3

A tv = smart TV

B tv.leave(router)

C tv.stream(video)

Question 4

A speaker = smart speaker

B speaker.join(router)

C if router.offline:

D speaker.answer()

Question 5

A device = old alarm clock

B networked = false

C can_stream = true

Answer Key

Networked devices at home

Section A: Quick Questions

B — The router

A — The home network, which links to the internet

A — Through the router from the internet

A — Yes, it connects to the home network to get information

B — A basic desk lamp with a plain switch

Section B: Match the Pairs

home network → Phones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs and games consoles at home joined through one router so they can share the internet and talk to each other.

smart TV --> router --> internet → A smart TV streaming a show: its data travels through the home router to reach the internet.

A games console joins the home network through the router so you can play online with friends. → games console <--> router <--> internet

A smart speaker is on the home network, so it can fetch music and answers from the internet when you ask. → smart speaker --> router --> internet

Home network = only the router → A home network is not just the router. It is the router plus the phones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs and consoles joined to it.

Every device at home is on the home network → Not every device is networked. A torch, a toaster or an old calculator is not connected to the router, so it is not on the network.

Section C: Definitions

home network — Phones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs and games consoles at home joined through one router so they can share the internet and talk to each other.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

console --Wi-Fi--> router --> internet

smartTV --Wi-Fi--> router --> internet

smart speaker --Wi-Fi--> router

smartTV.networked = true
toaster.networked = false

devices = [phone, tablet, TV]; routers = 1

Section E: Spot the Error

B — In a home network the router is the one joining point for every device. It should be hub = router.

A — A games console gets online by connecting to the home router. It should be console connects to router.

B — A smart TV must join the home network through the router to stream. It should be tv.join(router).

C — A smart speaker can only answer when the router is online. The check should be if router.online:.

C — An old alarm clock is not on the network, so it cannot stream. It should be can_stream = false.