IDIS 110: Reading Guide for How the Internet Works

  1. What is an internetwork?  ________________________________________________

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  2. The Internet Protocol is __________________________________________________

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  3. "Every device on the Internet has is own unique _________________________."

  4. (At 2:00) Packets on the Internet contain (at least) 3 things:

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  5. What does "decentralized" imply?:  _________________________________________

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  6. When might data packets change which route they take from one computer to another?

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  7. What is an internet exchange point? ________________________________________

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  8. Where does the "intelligence of the internet" live? _____________________________