Lecture In IL

Hi,

Every Tuesday we have IL (independent learning). In IL we learn things that will be useful later on in our life. Today we learned how to take notes at an lecture, something which will be useful if we go into university. We were supposed to go to 'TextEdit' so that we can't be distracted by fonts, colors, and other things. Basically, it is very simple.

Then, we had to take notes on the important things that the teacher, who gave an mini-lecture, said. We focused on the skill (to take note on only the important things) before we moved on the lectures. Today, during the lecture, we learned how the internet works. We found out that the internet is very complicated.

Here are the notes that I took:

Topic: Computing 101, The Internet
Learning about: Functions and how to use it.

1. Packet Switching- Breaking the file that you want to send up into little parts called packets.
2. Network of networks- all the computers connected to a network which is part of the internet.
3. TCP/IP

Facts:

• All the networks together form the internet.
• A file gets broken up into tiny parts and then gets send to the destination. 
• A file gets send in seconds.

Explanation: 

In the school we have a network of computers, just like almost everywhere. Other places have similar set-up. The internet connects every network together. 

If you want to send something to a website like Facebook, the computer finds the place you want to send it to, in this case that might be Facebook. The file you want to send will be split up and send according to the fastest way, usually. Then it will reach the destination in seconds.

If you still don't understand, or you just want an other example; press here to help you to understand the Internet by a video made by students.