Opening Activity

1. Best Guess
Directions:Pair upwitha fewpeople aroundyouandworktogethertocome up withwhatyouthink
each termis.Some are abbreviations,sotryand guesswhatthe abbreviationstandsfor,andthentryto
tell whatitdoes,or is!Group that getsthe most correct wins a prize!
ISP
LAN
WAN
Modem
Router
Firewall
HTTP
URL

2. Best Guess Answers
ISP Internetserviceprovider
Ex: Spectrum, Comcast, AT&T.
LAN Local Area Network
Small network confined to a local area. Home
network or office network.
WAN Wide Area Network
Network that covers a wider area. Your ISP
provides you with a connection to their own WAN,
which connects to the internet.
Modem Brings internet into your home or business. Maintains the
connection to your service provider.
Router Connects multiple devices to the internet, connects devices
to one another.
Firewall Type of software or hardware that blocks certain types of
traffic.
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol is the standard protocol
modern web browsers and the web itself uses.
URL Uniform Resource Locator, also known as a web address