How the internet works Day 2

The _______ is a network of networks that links billions of devices around the globe.

• WIFI

• IP Address

• DNS

• Internet

Every computer has a unique IP address on the network

• True
• False

A typical IP address looks like this

• 192.168.2.1
• H72Wd9
• 1011010
• www.youtube.com

Chunks of data sent over the internet

• packets
• protocol
• port
• message

This equipment acts as a swtich to control packets on the internet 

• router
• modem
• mac
• node

What does the router use to determine whether it should send a packet to a computer associated with it?

• a port and port address
• a modem and phone numbers
• a routing table and IP addresses
• an interface and DNS

Which device allows a network to connect to the Internet?

• Router
• Binary

• Packet

• DNS

The internet is reliable because

• it isn't.

• packets of information can take multiple routes to get places.

• we pay a lot of money in taxes to make it work

• Steve Jobs and Bill Gates set it up to work fast.

Reorder the following to show how the internet works.

• Email appears in your friend's email box.

• Information is broken down into packets.

• Packets travel by different routes.

• Type an email to your friend and hit send.

• Packets arrive at their destination and are reassembled.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of an IP address?

• IP addresses provide a unique number for identifying devices that send and receive information on the Internet

•   IP addresses assist in the reconstruction of a message that has been divided into many packets

• IP addresses indicate the location where an internet-connected computing device was manufactured

• IP addresses indicate how many times an individual packet has been requested by a router