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Networks and the Internet

Computing · Computing Fundamentals · ages 8-11
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What is the world wide web?

    • All the cables and devices connecting networks
    • Linked pages you open in a browser
    • The radio signals connecting devices to home wifi

  2. What is the internet?

    • A worldwide network of connected networks
    • One computer that stores every website and message
    • One website that supplies every online service

  3. Two connected laptops can share a file on a local network without internet access.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which activity sends data to another person over the internet?

    • Sending an email to a friend
    • Reading a saved document with no connection
    • Drawing in an art program while offline

  5. A web page comes from a faraway computer. How does its data reach your tablet?

    • The tablet creates the remote page without receiving data
    • The faraway computer sends a printed copy through the post
    • Data passes through network links and routers

  6. Omar says email and video calls need separate internets. Which reply explains their connection?

    • Each service needs its own worldwide network of cables
    • They can share one internet connection
    • Only email transfers data between connected computers

  7. Photo data reaches a router on its way to another town. What is the router's job?

    • Pass the data towards its destination
    • Display the photo to everyone using the network
    • Print the photo before sending it to the next town

  8. Jamal's home wifi stops working. His friend in another town can still go online. What does this show?

    • Every network everywhere has stopped working
    • Wifi can never connect a device to the internet
    • His local wifi failed while other connections work
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  1. Linked pages you open in a browser · The web contains linked pages. It is one service that uses the internet.
  2. A worldwide network of connected networks · The internet connects many networks around the world. It is not one computer or website.
  3. True · A local network can carry the file between the laptops without using the wider internet.
  4. Sending an email to a friend · Email sends message data. The other activities happen offline.
  5. Data passes through network links and routers · Links carry the page data, and routers pass it towards the tablet.
  6. They can share one internet connection · Different services can share the same internet connection to transfer their data.
  7. Pass the data towards its destination · A router forwards data towards its destination. The receiving device uses the photo data.
  8. His local wifi failed while other connections work · A local wifi failure can affect devices using it without stopping the wider internet.
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