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Hawaii EXS1300 Intro to Computer Science

Lesson 4.6 Packets and Protocols

Description

In this lesson, students learn about the last piece of the puzzle for how the Internet works: Packets and Protocols. All information sent over the internet is broken down into small groups of bits called packets. The format for creating and reading packets is defined by open protocols so that all devices can read packets from all other devices.


Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Explain the packet process and how protocols (TCP/IP and HTTP) are vital to the exchange of information on the Internet
  • Explain the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

Enduring Understandings

This lesson builds toward the following Enduring Understandings (EUs) and Learning Objectives (LOs). Students should understand that?

  • EU 6.1 The Internet is a network of autonomous systems. (LO 6.1.1)
  • EU 6.2 Characteristics of the Internet influence the systems built on it. (LOs 6.2.1, 6.2.2)