Packets, Routers and IP Addresses

1. The Internet
By Emily Anderson

2. Definition
•The definition of “Internet” according to the
internet:
•A global computer network providing a variety of
information and communication facilities,
consisting of interconnected networks using
standardized communication protocols.

3. Domain names and IP Addresses
Domain names are the part of the network address
that identifies the site as belonging to one
particular domain. An IP address is a sequence of
numbers that identifies each computer and
communicates over a network
They both identify particular things on the internet
like websites or computers.

4. Data packets and packet - switching
Data packets are units of data that have been
changed to a single package that travels on a
particular network path.
Packet-switching is a type of network where small
units of data called packets are put through a
network based on the destination address
contained within each packet.

5. The function of a router
There three main functions of computer routers
are:
Packet Forwarding
Packet switching and
Packet filtering

6. Links I used
http://thebushra.com
http://en.wikipedia.org