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Unit 2 - The Internet
Lesson 1

Question: How do you use the Internet? Think about your typical day. When are you using the Internet? For what purposes? What role does it have in your life?

Answer: I use the internet for many things. I use it to research things, watch videos, and play games. I use it to communicate with people and to learn new things. I also use internet to plan my day and my to-do lists. I am always using the internet except for when I am going to sleep. The internet is very important to be because it is the backbone of the world. It is the main source of information and entertainment and I use it for everything.

Lesson 2

Question:Describe two different paths that a message could take from Person A to Person D.

Answer:Two different paths that a message could take from Person A to Person D are: A->B->D or A->B->C->D

Lesson 3

Question: Describe how the Internet Protocol (IP) allows devices to easily connect and communicate on the Internet.

Answer:Internet Protocol allows devices to easily connect and communicate on the Internet by having a shared protocol through which data can be sent across the Internet through unique numbers, or IP addresses, to each connected device.

Lesson 4

What are the benefits of building redundancy into a network? What are the potential issues with building redundancy?

Answer: More redundancy equals more reliability. It also helps with distributed site management. The idea is that if one device fails, another can automatically take over. By adding a little bit of complexity, we reduce the probability that a failure will take the network down.

Lesson 5

Question: Choose the two statements that best describe the relationship between HTTP and the World Wide Web

Answer: The World Wide Web is a collection of pages and files that is shared between computers using HTTP and HTTP and the World Wide Web both rely on other layers of protocols for sending information on the Internet

Lesson 6

Question: Which of the following is true regarding the way information is transmitted on the Internet?

Answer: Information does not travel in one piece, but rather as a datastream of packets.