Question

How are packets sent through the internet

Answer 1

Explanation:

When we send data across the internet, it is usually converted into smaller chunks called packets. The computer sends each packet to the nearest router, and this router checks the packet's IP header which contains the destination IP (an IP number is like an address, it lets the computer know where the packet wants to go) or the "address where the packet wants to end up". This router has multiple pathways it can send the packet through, but its goal is to send it to a router that is closer to its final destination. Then, this router can send it to its final destination. Once all packets have reached this final destination, they can be put back together, recreating the original piece of data.

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