How Does Information Travel on the Internet?

What is the Internet?

• A system that sends physical stuff like boxes and envelopes

• A tangible physical system that moves information

• A system that ships binary information

• A magical system that moves information

What are bits?

• Pairs of opposites like 'on' or 'off'

• Binary code represented by ones and zeros

• Atoms of information on the Internet

• All of the above

How many bytes make up a kilobyte?

• 1000

• 100

• 10

• 8

What is the maximum transmission capacity of a device called?

• Binary code

• Bandwidth

• Latency

• Bit rate

How do we physically send bits using electricity?

• By sending a beam of light through a fiber optic cable

• By using a clock or timer

• By using beeps or Morse code

• By turning on and off a light bulb

What is the measure of the amount of time it takes for one bit to travel from one place to another?

• Binary code

• Bit rate

• Latency

• Bandwidth

What is the advantage of using fiber optic cables to send information?

• They don't degrade over long distances

• They can send wireless signals

• They are really fast

• They are inexpensive and easy to work with

What is the physical method for sending bits wirelessly?

• Using beeps or Morse code

• Using a clock or timer

• Sending a beam of light through a fiber optic cable

• Using radio waves of different frequencies

What is the underlying representation of information on the Internet?

• Electronic pulses

• Light beams

• Radio waves

• Ones and zeros

What is the main method for sending bits over long distances on the Internet?

• Copper cable

• Fiber optic cable

• Wireless router

• Ethernet wire