Packets and Routing

Who began working on the design of the internet in the early 1970s?

• Bill Gates

• Bob Kahn

• Steve Jobs

• Vint Cerf

How is network packet travel similar to car travel?

• Both always take the same route

• Both require a driver

• Both can take different routes based on conditions

• Both travel on fixed routes to their destination

Why is data broken down into packets?

• Data is too large to be sent in one piece

• So that data can travel different routes to its destination

• Makes images more detailed

• Internet speed is too slow

What hardware device decides the path a packet should go down?

• Router

• Wifi

• Server

• PC

What is it that make packet switching so reliable?

• That packets can take different routes to their destination

• That packets are so small it doesn't matter if they get lost

• That packets know which route they need to go down

• That packets cannot get lost

Which protocol makes sure that all packets have been received and reassembles them?

• Internet Protocol (IP)

• Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

• Domain Name System (DNS)

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)