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There and Back Again: A Packet’s Tale. How Does the Internet Work?

Listen to pioneer of the internet Vint Cerf of Google, MIT's Neil Gershenfeld, lawyer and Internet advocate Elizabeth Stark and Alex Wright, director of user experience at The New York Times.

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Year band(s) 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10
Content type Educational video
Format Video
Core and overarching concepts Digital systems
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)
AC9TDI4K02   

Explore transmitting different types of data between digital systems

AC9TDI6K02   

Examine how digital systems form networks to transmit data

AC9TDI8K02   

Investigate how data is transmitted and secured in wired and wireless networks including the internet

AC9TDI10K01   

Investigate how hardware and software manage, control and secure access to data in networked digital systems
Keywords Internet, Networks
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World Science Foundation
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