Internet

Internet

1. The internet is a network between many other networks

2. The internet and the world wide web are not the same thing

3. The internet is a massive network of computers

4. The world wide web is accessing and sharing information across the internet

5. Packets

   • Before a packet is sent it is given a header which contains the IP address of the sender and the receiver.
   • Before the data is sent it is split up into packets
   • Each of the packets is given a number depending on how big the data is there will be different amounts of packets
   • The routers control which rout the packets take to get to the destination

6. You can use the internet to browse websites, communicate with people, download pictures and videos, listen to music

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