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Introducing the Internet

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What is the Internet?
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The ingredients of the Internet
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Connecting networks

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CSN‑1.B (LO)
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Computer networks
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Physical network connections
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Bit rate, bandwidth, and latency
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Computer networksGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Bit rate and bandwidthGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Addressing the Internet

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CSN‑1.A (LO)
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CSN‑1.B (LO)
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CSN‑1.C (LO)
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CSN‑1.C.4 (EK)
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IP addresses
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IP address hierarchy
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Internet addressing protocolGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Quiz 1

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Routing with redundancy

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CSN‑1.A.5 (EK)
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CSN‑1.A.6 (EK)
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CSN‑1.B.5 (EK)
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CSN‑1.C (LO)
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CSN‑1.C.1 (EK)
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CSN‑1.C.2 (EK)
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CSN‑1.C.4 (EK)
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CSN‑1.E (LO)
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CSN‑1.E.1 (EK)
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CSN‑1.E.5 (EK)
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CSN‑1.E.6 (EK)
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CSN‑1.E.7 (EK)
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IP packets
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Internet routing protocol
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Redundancy and fault tolerance
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Internet routing protocolGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Redundancy and fault toleranceGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Transporting packets

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The problems with packets
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User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
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Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
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Transporting packetsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Web protocols

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CSN‑1.D.2 (EK)
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The World Wide Web
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Domain Name System (DNS)
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Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
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Web protocolsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Quiz 2

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Scalable systems

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Scalable systems
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Scalable systemsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

The Internet protocol suite

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The Internet protocol suite
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The Internet protocol suiteGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Open protocol development

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Open protocol development
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Open protocol developmentGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

The digital divide

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IOC‑1.C.4 (EK)
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The global digital divide
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The geographic digital divide
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The socioeconomic digital divide
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The digital use divide
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The digital divideGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Quiz 3

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Unit test

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About this unit

This unit covers how the Internet works. Learn about the physical layer (Ethernet, Fiber, WiFi), the protocols (IP, TCP, UDP, DNS, HTTP), the World Wide Web, and the digital divide. With more than 130 questions, you can practice what you've learned and study for the AP Computer Science Principles exam.
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