How are messages to the right recipient? Introduce the concept of routing Internet traffic by drawing a comparison to sending a letter. Groups use the Internet Simulator program to send messages to others using the same router...

Your routers don't seem to be routing correctly. To figure out why, pupils act like routers, talk to their direct connects in order to determine as much information about the simulated network as possible. As they learn more about...

Students participate in a HyperTerminal and router simulator activity that is installed on a PC.

Students are able define or describe what the Internet is and how it developed. They are able to Describe an IP packet and what is meant by the phrase "packet switching network". Students are able to describe the World Wide Web. They are...

Students discover how wi-fi works in walkie talkies and computers. They also examine wi-fi wireless network coverage areas and campus locations in which data was taken to measure usage. They complete graphs based on the usage for...

Explore the significant contributions women have made in the field of information technology with an instructive lesson plan. Through class discussion and research, students discover how women have aided in the growth of the field of...

Students explore how companies describe their products and services. They write business plans for companies based on their interests or needs.

Wikipedia offers a detailed encyclopedia definition of the term, "router," including hyperlinked terms and links to router manufacturers and a picture of what a router looks like.

Information on what routers are and how they work.

Clickable network map shows information on the types and uses of networking hardware. Very basic introduction.

Students simulate a server and are connected via computer networks. Representatives from each table act as routers, and as they write messages to each other, the routers help route these messages.

Learn how computers split messages into packets and those packets hop from router to router on the way to their destination.

Learn how Internet Protocol (IP) computers split messages into packets and those packets hop from router to router on the way to their destination.

This resource provides a brief description of a network switch with linked definitions.

A brief history of the internet, written by those who were involved in the development evolution of the Internet. This history revolves around four distinct aspects: the technological evolution, operations and management aspect of a...

An anecdotal history of the people and communities that brought about the internet.