Years 5–6 Digital Systems Crossword: Data and networks (Modules 21–30)
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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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- 3. A ______ connects devices in one small area like a home or school. A ______ connects many LANs over a large distance. The internet is the largest ______. Word 1 of: ___ vs ___ (3)
- 7. The sending of data, such as text, images, audio or video, from a sender device to a receiver device. Word 2 of: data ____________ (12)
- 8. A wireless technology that sends data between two nearby paired devices, such as a phone and headphones, over a short range. (9)
- 9. A group of digital systems connected together so they can share data, files, printers and an internet connection. Each connected device is called a node. (7)
- 10. A device that connects computers on the same network and sends data only to the device it is meant for, using its ports. A router links different networks. Word 2 of: _______ ______ (6)
Down
- 1. A ______, like your browser, sends a request for data and a server stores that data and sends a response back. Word 1 of: ______-server (6)
- 2. The global network of networks that connects computers worldwide. The World Wide Web is one service that runs on it, alongside email, streaming and online games. (8)
- 4. Word 3 of the term in 3 Across: ___ vs ___ (3)
- 5. Sending data as radio signals through the air with no cables, like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and mobile data. Range and interference can weaken the signal. Word 1 of: ________ ____________ (8)
- 6. A device that directs data between networks, such as joining a home LAN to the internet and choosing the path data packets take. A home Wi-Fi ______ also shares the connection wirelessly. (6)
Answer Key
Years 5–6 Digital Systems · Modules 21–30
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3LAN — A ______ connects devices in one small area like a home or school. A ______ connects many LANs over a large distance. The internet is the largest ______. Word 1 of: ___ vs ___
7TRANSMISSION — The sending of data, such as text, images, audio or video, from a sender device to a receiver device. Word 2 of: data ____________
8BLUETOOTH — A wireless technology that sends data between two nearby paired devices, such as a phone and headphones, over a short range.
9NETWORK — A group of digital systems connected together so they can share data, files, printers and an internet connection. Each connected device is called a node.
10SWITCH — A device that connects computers on the same network and sends data only to the device it is meant for, using its ports. A router links different networks. Word 2 of: _______ ______
Down
1CLIENT — A ______, like your browser, sends a request for data and a server stores that data and sends a response back. Word 1 of: ______-server
2INTERNET — The global network of networks that connects computers worldwide. The World Wide Web is one service that runs on it, alongside email, streaming and online games.
4WAN — Word 3 of the term in 3 Across: ___ vs ___
5WIRELESS — Sending data as radio signals through the air with no cables, like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and mobile data. Range and interference can weaken the signal. Word 1 of: ________ ____________
6ROUTER — A device that directs data between networks, such as joining a home LAN to the internet and choosing the path data packets take. A home Wi-Fi ______ also shares the connection wirelessly.