Practice How The Internet Works (2.5) - The Internet

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Question 1.
What is a packet?
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Think about how email messages are sent.
Question 2.
What does TCP stand for?
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Recall the full form of TCP.
3Question 3.
What does TCP/IP stand for?
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Consider the full forms of both protocols.
4Question 4.
True or False: All data packets must arrive in order for the data to be usable.
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Remember how mail pieces should be assembled correctly.
Question 5.
Explain how routing works when one route is busy. What protocols help manage this?
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Consider how GPS reroutes traffic during congestion.
Question 6.
Create a diagram that illustrates packet division and reassembly during data transmission over the Internet.
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Think about a jigsaw puzzle and where each piece goes.

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