How the Internet Works

SheelonWeb DevelopmentComputer ScienceEnglishGrades 6-8Published Aug 5, 2026

What is an IP address? What does a router do? Follow your data as it travels through cables under the ocean and learn who invented the World Wide Web.

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What does every device connected to the internet have?
Multiple Choice · 20s
AA password
BAn IP address
CA camera
DA printer
What is the job of DNS on the internet?
Multiple Choice · 20s
AIt stores all of your photos
BIt scans downloads for viruses
CIt matches names to addresses
DIt draws pages on the screen
Who invented the World Wide Web in 1989?
Multiple Choice · 20s
ABill Gates
BMark Zuckerberg
CAlan Turing
DTim Berners-Lee
The internet and the World Wide Web are exactly the same thing.True / False · 20s
Which device connects your home devices to the internet and directs their traffic?Multiple Choice · 20s
What does 'www' stand for in a web address? (three words)Type Answer · 30s
Data travels across the internet broken into small pieces called...Multiple Choice · 20s
Websites are stored on powerful computers called servers.True / False · 20s
Which symbol appears in every email address?Multiple Choice · 20s
What carries most internet traffic between continents?Multiple Choice · 20s
What do we call a program used to visit websites, like Chrome or Firefox? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
Wi-Fi connects your device to the network using...Multiple Choice · 20s

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Questions in this quiz

What does every device connected to the internet have?

What is the job of DNS on the internet?

Who invented the World Wide Web in 1989?