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