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TLE – ICT - CSS

Quarter 4 – Module 1-4:
INSTALL NETWORK CABLES

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TLE- ICT – CSS - Grade 10
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Quarter 4 – Module 1- 4: Conduct Testing and Documentation
Second Edition, 2021

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Introductory Message
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 What I Need to Know

This module covers the knowledge, skills and attitudes on

networking, using tools and LAN cabling. The scope of this module permits it to be
used in many different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse
vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard
sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to
correspond with the textbook you are now using.

The module is divided into four lessons, namely:

• Lesson 1 – Computer Networking

• Lesson 2 – Common Tools for Networking

After going through this module, you are expected to:

• Identify necessary network materials in accordance with established

procedures and check against system requirements.
• Check tools, equipment, and testing devices in accordance with established
procedures.
• Install network cables and cable raceways in accordance with established
procedures and installation requirements.
• Follow OHS standards and 5S principles according to enterprise requirements.
• Configuring client device systems.

What I Know
Direction. Read each item carefully and use your notebook or answer
sheet to write your answers. Identify the word/s that best describe/s the following
statements.

___________ 1. It is used to test a cable to find out if it is good or to find out what
type of cable it is.
___________ 2. It is a multifunctional tool that can test cables, ports, and network
adapters.

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___________ 3. It is used to build your own network cable or repair a cable.
___________ 4. It is used to attach a terminator or connector to the end of a
cable. ___________ 5. It provides multiple network ports for cables that converge
in one location such as an electrical closet or server room.
___________ 6. It is also called a patch cable.
___________ 7. It is also called an impact tool, is used to punch individual wires in a
network cable into their slots in a keystone RJ-45 jack that is used in an RJ-45 wall
jack.
___________ 8. The connection of two or more computers together to share resources.
___________ 9. It enables computers on a network to communicate.
___________10. It is a computer networking device that builds the connection with the
other bridge networks which use the same protocol.

Note: If you get 100% correct in this pre- assessment, skip the lesson but
if not and only get 50% to 99% correct, then proceed with the lesson.

Lesson

1 COMPUTER NETWORKING

Computer Networking

Have you heard of someone says that the “network is down”? Do you know
causes it? Various researches indicate that in many cases, the network is down on
due to poor cabling systems. Installing standard structured cabling systems can
eliminate much of this downtime.

A network is defined as two or more computers connected to share resources.

It refers to any interconnected group or system that shares information. Computers

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are networked according to certain protocols such as TCP/IP. TCP/IP is one of the
rules or standards that allow computers on the network to communicate with one
another.

What’s In

Direction: Unscramble the letters to form a word. Write your answers on your
notebook or answer sheets.

1. ITTENERN –
2. WETKRON –

What’s New

Direction: Try to identify what type of network is in the picture.

1
3

2
4

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 What is It

Types of Network

Networks are categorized by several methods, including the technology used

and the size of the network. The following are network categories based on size or
physical area they cover:

1. Personal Area Network (PAN)

– composed of personal devices like cell
phone and notebook computer,
communicating at close range at least
about 20-30 feet (approximately 6-9
meters). PANs can use wired
connections (such as USB or FireWire) or
wireless connections (such as Bluetooth
or infrared). The reach of a PAN is typically
close but this is expected to increase with
technology improvements.

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2. Local Area Network (LAN) – used for
workstations, servers, printers, and other
devices to communicate and share
resources and covers a small local area
such as a home, office, other building, or
small group of buildings. LANs can use
wired (most likely Ethernet) or wireless
(most likely Wi-Fi, also called 802.11)
technologies.

3. Wireless LAN (WLAN) – covers a limited

geographical area and other places where
networking cables are difficult to install,
such as outdoors, in public places, and
in homes that are not wired for networks.

4. Campus Area Network (CAN) – a

computer network made up of an
interconnection of local area networks
(LANs) within a limited geographical area.
It is also a form of a metropolitan area
network, specific to an academic setting.

5. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) – a

network that can cover a large campus or city.
(A small MAN is sometimes called a CAN or
campus area network.) It uses wireless
network technology (most likely LTE or
WiMAX) and/or wired (for example, Ethernet
with fiber-optic cabling).

6. Wide Area Network (WAN) – is made up of

many smaller networks and covers a large
geographical area. Internet is the best-known
WAN. Some technologies used to connect a
single computer or LAN to the Internet
include DSL, cable Internet, satellite, cellular
WAN, and fiber optic.

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 7. Global Area Network (GAN) – no common definition and its
specification is in development by several groups. In general, however,
is intended for supporting mobile communications across an arbitrary
number of wireless LANs, satellite coverage areas, etc.

8. Virtual Private Network (VPN) – a computer network in which some of

the links between nodes are carried by open connections or virtual
circuits in some larger network (e.g., the Internet) instead of by physical
wires. The data link layer protocols of the virtual network are said to be
tunneled through the larger network when this is the case. One common
application is secure communications through the public Internet, but
a VPN need not have explicit security features, such as authentication
or content encryption.

Network Topology

Network topology or physical topology is the arrangement of the connections

between computers.

Types of Network Topology

1. Mesh Network
- each node (a computer or other device that
uses the network) on the network is responsible
for sending and receiving transmissions to any
other node to which it wants to communicate
without a central point of communication. When
each node connects to every node on the network,
the network is called a fully connected mesh
topology.

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 2. Ring Network
- works by passing a token around the nodes
that form a ring. However, this topology is seldom
used today because one down computer or a
broken cable can stop all connections or
communication on the ring.

3. Bus Network
Another old topology is a bus network
whereby all computers are connected in a
sequential line. The bus network worked better
than a ring network because one down computer
does not prevent other computers from
communicating on the bus. However, a broken
cable can still bring down an entire bus network.

4. Star Network
- uses a centralized device (switch or hub) to
manage traffic on the network. Star networks are
almost totally used for LANs today. An advantage
of a star network is that one down computer or
one broken cable does not bring down the entire
network. When a star network uses multiple
switches in sequence, the switches form a bus
network, and the network topology is called a
star bus network or a hybrid network.

What I Have Learned

Think back on something that you have learned from this
Learner’s Material. Reflect and complete the statement below.

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 What I Can Do

Complete the table below by choosing and illustrating at least 4 types of network and by providing
brief description of each .
Illustration Brief Description

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 Assessment

Choose the letter of the correct answer from the choices provided in the
box.
a. Ring Topology b. WAN c. LAN d. MAN e. WLAN f. PAN

h. Bus Topology i. Star Network j. GAN

g. CAN
_________ 1. It is made up of many smaller networks and covers a large
geographical area.
_________ 2. A network that can cover a large campus or city.
_________ 3. It is used for workstations, servers, printers, and other devices to
communicate and share resources and covers a small local area
__________4. It is composed of personal devices like cell phone and notebook
computer, communicating at close range
__________5. It covers a limited geographical area and other places where
networking cables are difficult to install
__________6. It is also a form of a metropolitan area network, specific to an
academic setting
__________7. It is intended for supporting mobile communications across an
arbitrary number of wireless LANs, satellite coverage areas, etc.
_________8. Another old topology is a bus network whereby all computers are
connected in a sequential line
_________9. It uses a centralized device (switch or hub) to manage traffic on
the network
_________10. A topology that is seldom used today because one down
computer or a broken cable can stop all connections or communication on
the ring

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 Answer
Key

What I Know What’s New Lesson

Lesson 1 1

What’s In
1. Cable
tester Lesson 1
1. Personal Area
2. Network Network
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1. Internet 2. Local Area
3. Wire Network 3.
2. Network
stripper Campus Area
4. Crimper/c Network
rimp 4. Wireless LAN
5. Patch
panel
6. straight-
throug
7. Punchdow
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8. Network
9. Hubs
10. Bridge

Assessment:

1. B
2. D
3. C
4. F
5. E
6. G 7. J
8. H
9. I
10. A

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 Lesson
COMMON TOOLS FOR
2 NETWORKING

What I Know

Direction: Identify the tools/materials used in LAN Cabling, write your answers in
your notebook/answer sheet.

__________ 1. It is used to crimp UTP cable to RJ45 connector.

__________ 2. It is the most common cable used in computer networking.
__________ 3. It is a multifunctional tool used to test functionality of cables, ports,
and network adapters.
__________ 4. It is used to punch individual wires in a network cable into their slots
in a keystone RJ-45 jack.
__________ 5. It is an eight-wire connector used to connect computers to category 5
unshielded twisted pair cables in a network.

Note: If you get 100% correct in this pre- assessment, skip the lesson but if
not and only get 50% to 99% correct, then proceed with the lesson.

What’s In

For every job there is the right tool. Make sure that you are familiar with the
correct use of each tool and that the correct tool is used for the current task. Skilled
use of tools and software makes the job less difficult and ensures that tasks are
performed properly and safely. Using tools properly helps prevent accidents and
damage to equipment and people.

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 Direction: Identify what
What’s New network tool is in the picture.

1.
3.

(Alessandroni 1971) (Monto 2019)

2. 4.

(Wikimedia Commons 2020)

What is It
List of Tools for Networking

Loopback Plug – can be used to test a network

cable or port by connecting one end of the cable
to a network port on a computer or another
device, and connecting the loopback plug to the
other end of the cable. If the LED light on the
loopback plug lights up, the cable and port are
good.

Cable Tester – is used to test a cable and to find

out what type of cable it is and also to locate the
ends of a network cable in a building. A cable
tester has two components, the remote and the
base.

(Alessandroni 1971)

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 Network Multimeter – is a multifunctional tool
that can test cables, ports, and network
adapters.

Wire Stripper – is used to build or repair network

cable and to cut away the plastic jacket or
coating around the wires inside a twisted-pair
cable so that you can install a connector on the
(Monto 2019) end of the cable.

Crimper/Crimping Tool – is used to attach a

terminator or connector to the end of a cable by
applying force to pinch the connector to the
wires in the cable to securely make a solid
connection.

(Wikimedia Commons 2020)

Punchdown Tool – also called an impact tool, is
used to punch individual wires in a network
cable into their slots in a keystone RJ-45 jack
that is used in an RJ-45 wall jack.

(Adamantios 2008)

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 What’s More

CRISS-CROSS PUZZLE

Direction: Complete the Criss-Cross puzzle using words related to networking.

Across

2 – use to test the quality of the cable

5 – can receive and send information at the same time.

6 – two or more computers connected to share resources
7 – to cut away the plastic jacket or coating around the wires inside a twisted-pair
cable
Down
1 – connects multiple computers or other network devices together 2 – used to
attach a terminator or connector to the end of a cable. 3 – most common cable
used in computer networking.
4 – a computer networking device that builds the connection with the other bridge
networks which use the same protocol.

What I Have Learned

Think back on something that you have learned from this Learner’s Material.
Complete the following statement stated inside the box.

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Direction: I
Assessment

Identify the word/s that best describe/s the following statements, write your answers
in your notebook/answer sheet.

___________ 1. It is also called as an impact tool.

___________ 2. It is used to build your own network cable or repair a cable.

___________ 3. It is used to attach a terminator or connector to the end of a cable. It

applies force to pinch the connector to the wires in the cable to securely make a solid
connection.

___________ 4. It is used to test a cable to find out if it is good or to find out what type
of cable it is if the cable is not labeled.

___________ 5. It is a multifunctional tool that can test cables, ports, and network
adapters.

___________ 6. It can be used to test a network cable or port.

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Adamantios. 2008. Wikimedia Commons. September 10. Accessed March 24, 2022.
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