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WorksheetsWhat is the Internet?
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the internet?
Is an electronic system that connects people using devices
Is a network that can be activated with infrared power
Is an interior network that controls all cellphone companies
Who does Vint Cerf say is in charge of the Internet?
Elves
T-Mobile
Bill Gates
Everbody & Nobody
How is a picture, text message, or email get sent from one place to another?
It is converted to bits (1s and 0s) and then sent over wires by electricity, light, or radio waves.
It is converted into words and then carried by delivery drones to the recipient.
The Internet is a lot like the postal service the message is encoded in physical paper and mailed to the recipient.
How many bits is 1 byte?
8
10
2
100
How many bytes is a kilobyte?
10
100
1,000
8
How many kilobytes is a megabyte?
8
10
1,000
800
Choose all that are correct about a bit?
The smallest unit of data that a computer can process and store.
Known as the atoms of information.
Called Binary Code because it is represented in 2 states (on or off).
A large storage unit used to save entire files.
What is bandwidth?
Maximum transmission capacity of a device measured by bit rate.
Minimum transmission capacity of a device measured by bit rate.
Maximum transmission capacity of a device measured by mega rate.
Minimum transmission capacity of a device measured by mega rate.
What is latency?
Time it takes for a bit to travel from one place to another.
How big a file is when traveling from one place to another.
The location a bit is coming from.
The destination a bit is traveling to.
Which of these have a pro of costing less than the others but a con of signal loss ?
Electricity through Wires
Light Beams
Radio Waves
Which of these have a pro of being totally mobile but a con of having a short range ?
Electricity through Wires
Light Beams
Radio Waves
Which of these have a pro of being a fast with no signal loss but a con of being expensive and hard to work with ?
Electricity through Wires
Light Beams
Radio Waves
What are the three methods of physically sending bits over the Internet?
Electricity through Wires
Light Beams
Radio Waves
Postal Service
Which of the following resources are used when sending data over the Internet via electricity?
Fiber Optic Cable
Ethernet Wire
Radio Signal
Which of the following resources are used when sending data over the Internet via light?
Fiber Optic Cable
Ethernet Wire
Radio Signal
