Computer & Online Safety Basics / How computers work
Lesson 8 of 30
How the internet works
The internet is a huge network of networks. Your device sends data in small packets through your router, your internet provider and many other routers until it reaches the server you asked for.
Key points
- Data travels as packets
- Routers forward packets toward their destination
- Servers are just computers that answer requests
Quiz · +10 XP
What are small chunks of data sent across a network called?
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