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Data is split into small packets before it is sent across a network. Every packet is made up of two main parts. What are they?

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Networks & the Internet, Lesson 5 of 6. Why data is split into packets, what is inside one, packet switching and reassembly, protocols as agreed rules (TCP/IP), and why packets make the internet robust. Concept archetype.

17 slides.

Lesson outline

  1. Hook — the Sofa
  2. Do Now — Retrieval
  3. Keywords for This Lesson
  4. Packet — What It Is and What It Is Not
  5. Hinge Check — Why Split It Up?
  6. Packet Switching — Finding Their Own Way
  7. Task (guided) — Header, Data or Neither?
  8. Task (guided) — Fill the Gaps
  9. Packets Taking Different Routes
  10. Quick Check — The Header
  11. Protocols — Agreed Rules
  12. Task (semi-guided) — Trace the Routes
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