Vocab
A machine that can run a program, including computers, tablets, servers, routers, and smart sensors
What is a computing device/computer?
The unique number assigned to each device on the Internet.
What is an IP address?
Can continue to function even in the event of individual component failures. This is important because elements of complex systems like a computer network fail at unexpected times, often in groups.
What is fault-tolerance?
This means that your internet provider can't mess with how fast or slow different websites load. It keeps everything fair so that all websites get treated the same. If there's no net neutrality, some websites could be really slow or even blocked, while others get special treatment.
What is net neutrality?
A group of computing devices and programs working together for a common purpose
What is a computing system?
A protocol for sending data across the Internet that assigns unique numbers (IP addresses) to each connected device
What is Internet Protocol (IP)?
HyperText Transfer Protocol - the protocol used for transmitting web pages over the Internet
What is HTTP?
This is when someone, usually a government or organization, controls what you can see or do online. They can block certain websites or information, making it hard for people to access what they want. It’s like someone putting up a wall to keep you from seeing certain things on the internet.
What is internet censorship?
The series of connections between computing devices on a network
What is a path?
A type of computer that forwards data across a network
What is a router?
the system responsible for translating domain names like example.com into IP addresses
What is Domain Name System (DNS)?
This is the the gap between people who have easy access to the internet and technology and those who don’t. It’s like some people having a fast road to information while others are stuck on a dirt path. This can make it harder for some people to learn, work, or connect with others, especially as the internet is such a big part of daily life.
What is the digital divide?
The maximum amount of data that can be sent in a fixed amount of time, usually measured in bits per second.
What is bandwidth?
A chunk of data sent over a network. Larger messages are divided into these chunks that may arrive at the destination in order, out-of-order, or not at all.
What is a packet?
A computer network consisting of interconnected networks that use standardized, open communication protocols.
What is the Internet?
Two examples of countries who most restrict internet access
What are China and North Korea?
An agreed-upon set of rules that specify the behavior of some system
What is a protocol?
The inclusion of extra components so that a system can continue to work even if individual components fail, for example by having more than one path between any two connected devices in a network.
What is redundancy?
a system of linked pages, programs, and files.
What is the World Wide Web?