What is the internet?

What is the internet?

• A worldwide network of computers

• A type of computer

• A software program

• A video game

Part 1 - What is the internet? The internet is the physical hardware, i.e. the cables, the routers, and other pieces of hardware used to connect devices together.

• True

• False

What is the internet? Name one device that can be connected to the internet.

• Laptops (or any of the listed devices)

• A book

• A chair

• A pencil

Part 2 - What is it used for? Which of the following is NOT a use of the internet?

• Storing information

• Entertainment

• Playing online games

• Growing plants

Part 2 - What is it used for? The internet can be used for communication, such as email.

• True

• False

Part 2 - What is it used for? Fill in the blank: The internet can be used for ________ (e.g. cloud storage).

• storing information

• cooking food

• growing plants

• painting walls

What are small units of data that networks send and receive messages in called?

• Bytes

• Packets

• Files

• Segments

A single message may be too large to fit in one packet and is often split into many packets.

• True

• False

Each packet contains a part of the message, an address of where it came from, and an address of where it is going. These addresses are known as _________?

• IP addresses

• MAC addresses

• Port numbers

• Subnet masks

An IP address is made up of how many groups of numbers?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5