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The Internet 
A global computer network providing a variety 
of information and communication facilities, 
consisting of interconnected networks using 
standardized communication protocols. (1)Source)
Contents 
•Domain Names and 
IP Addresses 
•Domain Names and IP Addresses: 
The Link 
•Data 
Packets and 
Packet 
Switching 
•Function of 
Routers 
•Sources 
•Image Sources
Domain Names and IP Addresses 
• Domain names: the part of a network 
address which identifies it as belonging 
to a particular domain. (3)source) 
• IP Addresses: a unique string of 
numbers separated by full stops that 
identifies each computer using the 
Internet Protocol to communicate over a 
network. (4)source) 
Actual Oxford Dictionary Definitions
Domain Names and IP Addresses 
The Link 
• An IP address which is made up of numbers (eg. 212.58.246.10) allows you to establish a link to 
a network or device and get data from it. 
• These numbers are not easy to remember and the above IP Address has a domain name label of 
ww.BBC.co.uk. 
• The domain name is a word or line which could be a company name or subject with one or more 
pages. 
• When typing a domain name which is easy to remember into a browser it converts it back into the 
IP Address behind the scenes and lets you view the page. 
IP Address = Domain Name 
(3) Image source)
Data Packets and Packet Switching 
• Data Packets: A data packet is what the data file is broken down 
into so that it can be transferred to someone else over a network. 
By taking a large file and breaking it into smaller data packets, this 
allows it to transfer it between the networks quicker. In the example 
on the teach-ict.com website it explains that a 2MB file would be 
broken into chunks of 512 bytes in size. I have shown this in the 
table below that 4096 packets would be sent. 
• Packet Switching: It is a way of breaking down files into smaller 
packets to be able to send them across a network e.g. 4096 packets 
have been sent and each one is given a reference number so the 
data is then reassembled once it has been received. 
Calculator 
from source 6 
‘How are you?’ is 
broken into 3 
packets and given 
a reference 
number 1, 2, 3. 
Image 
source 6
Function of Routers 
• Routers are used to transfer 
data between devices. 
• The data packets are 
transferred from one router to 
another through the networks. 
• The router makes sure the 
information goes where it is 
supposed to and doesn’t let it 
go somewhere it isn’t supposed 
to. 
• It makes sure the information 
gets to the target. 
(5)sources)images 4+5)
Sources for Points of Reference 
1. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Internet 
2. http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse_computing/ocr/215_communications_networking/IP_and_DNS/miniweb/3. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/domain-name 
4. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/IP-address?q=IP+address 
5. http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/internet-infrastructure3.htm 
6. http://www.matisse.net/bitcalc/?input_amount=1&input_units=megabytes&notation=legacy
Image Sources 
1. Front page - http://dheoalfarisi87.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/definition-internet-and-intranet.html 
2. Front page - http://www.yourdictionary.com/images/articles/lg/234.Internet.jpg 
3. Domain Names and IP Addresses: The link - http://www.bbc.co.uk/ 
4. Router: http://www.homeserverland.com/2009/05/securing-your-whs-and-network-part-8/ 
5. Router: http://www.techiwarehouse.com/engine/a27dabad/Home-Network-Router-Settings 
6. Data packets: http://www.c-jump. 
com/CIS24/Slides/Networking/N01_0270_ip_data_packets.htm

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The internet

  • 1. The Internet A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols. (1)Source)
  • 2. Contents •Domain Names and IP Addresses •Domain Names and IP Addresses: The Link •Data Packets and Packet Switching •Function of Routers •Sources •Image Sources
  • 3. Domain Names and IP Addresses • Domain names: the part of a network address which identifies it as belonging to a particular domain. (3)source) • IP Addresses: a unique string of numbers separated by full stops that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network. (4)source) Actual Oxford Dictionary Definitions
  • 4. Domain Names and IP Addresses The Link • An IP address which is made up of numbers (eg. 212.58.246.10) allows you to establish a link to a network or device and get data from it. • These numbers are not easy to remember and the above IP Address has a domain name label of ww.BBC.co.uk. • The domain name is a word or line which could be a company name or subject with one or more pages. • When typing a domain name which is easy to remember into a browser it converts it back into the IP Address behind the scenes and lets you view the page. IP Address = Domain Name (3) Image source)
  • 5. Data Packets and Packet Switching • Data Packets: A data packet is what the data file is broken down into so that it can be transferred to someone else over a network. By taking a large file and breaking it into smaller data packets, this allows it to transfer it between the networks quicker. In the example on the teach-ict.com website it explains that a 2MB file would be broken into chunks of 512 bytes in size. I have shown this in the table below that 4096 packets would be sent. • Packet Switching: It is a way of breaking down files into smaller packets to be able to send them across a network e.g. 4096 packets have been sent and each one is given a reference number so the data is then reassembled once it has been received. Calculator from source 6 ‘How are you?’ is broken into 3 packets and given a reference number 1, 2, 3. Image source 6
  • 6. Function of Routers • Routers are used to transfer data between devices. • The data packets are transferred from one router to another through the networks. • The router makes sure the information goes where it is supposed to and doesn’t let it go somewhere it isn’t supposed to. • It makes sure the information gets to the target. (5)sources)images 4+5)
  • 7. Sources for Points of Reference 1. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Internet 2. http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse_computing/ocr/215_communications_networking/IP_and_DNS/miniweb/3. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/domain-name 4. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/IP-address?q=IP+address 5. http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/internet-infrastructure3.htm 6. http://www.matisse.net/bitcalc/?input_amount=1&input_units=megabytes&notation=legacy
  • 8. Image Sources 1. Front page - http://dheoalfarisi87.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/definition-internet-and-intranet.html 2. Front page - http://www.yourdictionary.com/images/articles/lg/234.Internet.jpg 3. Domain Names and IP Addresses: The link - http://www.bbc.co.uk/ 4. Router: http://www.homeserverland.com/2009/05/securing-your-whs-and-network-part-8/ 5. Router: http://www.techiwarehouse.com/engine/a27dabad/Home-Network-Router-Settings 6. Data packets: http://www.c-jump. com/CIS24/Slides/Networking/N01_0270_ip_data_packets.htm