Computer Networks & the Internet

This chapter provides an introduction to core concepts in computer networking, with a focus on the building blocks that facilitate information sharing and communication. It covers packet switching, protocols, addressing, and routing, and also provides a starting point for thinking about what “the internet” is and how it is organized.

Acknowledgements

This chapter’s lecture segments were adapted from the following PBS Crash Course Computer Science episodes:

• “Computer Networks”

• “The Internet”

Chapter Table of Contents

• Computer Networks
• The Internet
• Application Questions
• Collaborative Activities
  • Packet Switching Network Relay
  • I Think Therefore ICANN (A Roleplaying Game About Domain Names)

Application

Link to application question template template (ND users, Google Doc)