1. Ben Lew
Name ____________________________________________ Date___________
1. How do information packets get from one computer to another within a
single network?
The information is broken down into packets which travel through the routers to get to the correct location
2. How many routers does a packet have to pass through to get from one side of the
model to the other?
If it is sent somewhere close by the packets may only go through one or two, if it is a long distance away e.g.
another country it can go through many more.
3. What would cause a traffic jam (or bottleneck) at a router?
some packets get through while other are assigned different routes
= computer = router = main router
21st Century Challenges: How does the Internet work? Information Highways
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