How The Internet Works

Who Founded the Internet?

• Thomas Edison

• Vint Cerf

• Steve Jobs

• Mx. Tarney

In which decade was the Internet "invented"?

• 2010s

• 1990s

• 1700s

• 1960s

What was the problem that needed to be solved with computers in the 1960s?

• The couldn't share data with each other.

• They could only send emails.

• They didn't turn on.

• No one knew how to use them yet.

Who connected computers with each other in the 1960s?

• Marie Curie and Pierre Curie

• Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

• JCR Linklider and Robert Taylor

• Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer

How does data travel from one computer to another?

• In a packet

• On wings

• It's some kind of magic

• Over electrical lines

File servers store ​ (a)   , Web servers store ​ (b)   , but they both store types of ​ (c)   .

• files
• webpages
• data

What makes up the Internet?

• People connected to other people

• Electricity and power lines and underwater cables

• Multiple LANs connecting to make WANs and lots of WANs connecting to each other

• Lots of people playing video games at home

What is in the Data Packets that can be sent? Choose ALL the answers that apply.

• Photos

• Messages

• Music

• Food

• Pencils

An Internet Protocol or IP Address tells computers and servers where to send data packets. Which is an IP Address most like?

• Home Address

• Email Address

• Phone Number

• First and Last Name

Write a basic explanation of how the Internet works. You only need one or two sentences.