Brainpop: How the Internet Works

The internet is a ______________ of millions of computers linked up so they can communicate with each other. 

• URL (uniform resource locator)

• network

• client

• server

Every computer on the internet is either a client or a server.  A ___________provides a service to other computers, like selling books or giving weather forecasts. 

• URL (uniform resource locator)

• network

• client

• server

The computer you are using is a ____________.  It provides a way for you to access a server. 

• URL (uniform resource locator)

• network

• client

• server

Client computers can't find a website on their own.  Your computer has to first make a __________ when you click a link or type a URL. 

• URL (uniform resource locator)

• network

• request

• server

When you  click a link or type a URL, you are telling your _________ what website you want to see. 

• URL (uniform resource locator)

• ISP (Internet Service Provider)

• request

• IP (internet protocol) address

Your ISP (internet service provider)  will send your  request to its domain name server, or ______. 

• URL (uniform resource locator)

• ISP (Internet Service Provider)

• DNS

• IP address

The DNS is like a __________ for computers.  It looks up the website you want to go to and finds its IP (internet protocol)  address. 

• waffle

• dog

• phone book

• IP address

An IP (internet protocol) address tells your computer where the site you want is located.  An IP address is like a _____________. 

• waffle

• dog

• phone book

• street address

Once your server is located,  your request is routed to your ISP's __________. That's the high-speed line that connects all the computers in your ISP's network.

• backbone

• dog

• phone book

• street address

When your website's server receives your request to see the homepage, it sends the information back to you along a similar route.   The amazing thing is all this happens in a fraction of a ____________. 

• year

• minute

• second

• century