network. You can send a message from your computer to another computer anywhere in the world and will arrive almost immediately, going through many different networks the process. the information you send does not travel in a single piece as it might through the standard mail instead, it is broken down into smaller digital information. As with a cellphone, the information send is fragmented into tiny pieces and then reconstructed once it’s reached its destination. Along your message comes other information, for instance about ordering, or how the message should be restructured to make sense to the reader. Your message will also include more basic data about where it came from and where it is supposed to go. C and the Internet require many high‐tech and complicated pieces to run properly, but known as a router is a key instrument that keeps information being sent from one computer to going along the correct pathway. The Internet also relies on telephone wires and satellite links for information sharing. It’s important to note that for the Internet to work as it does, many have to agree to work with one another. The Internet is really a collection of networks working together toward a goal of allowing information to be shared. Name: _____________ Date: _______________________ 1. What are two examples of technology that send information over long distances? A the human eye and computers B government officials and computers C cellphones and the human eye D cellphones and computers 2. What does the author compare to cellphones in this passage? A The author compares companies to cellphones. B The author compares engineers to cellphones. C The author compares computers to cellphones. D The author compares cellular networks to cellphones. 3. A cellphone sends and receives information in a speedy way invisible to the human eye. What evidence from the passage supports this statement? A When a person speaks into a cellphone, his or her voice is broken down and reassembled over a radio link, so the person on the other end instantaneously hears what is said. B When computers first showed up around 1941, they were used to transmit sensitive information across geographical spaces by the military because of worries government officials had. Although people may take for granted the ease with which they can pass along information through computers, many forces are at work to make computer communication more reliable.
network. You can send a message from your computer to another computer anywhere in the world and will arrive almost immediately, going through many different networks the process. the information you send does not travel in a single piece as it might through the standard mail instead, it is broken down into smaller digital information. As with a cellphone, the information send is fragmented into tiny pieces and then reconstructed once it’s reached its destination. Along your message comes other information, for instance about ordering, or how the message should be restructured to make sense to the reader. Your message will also include more basic data about where it came from and where it is supposed to go. and the Internet require many high‐tech and complicated pieces to run properly, but known as a router is a key instrument that keeps information being sent from one computer to going along the correct pathway. The Internet also relies on telephone wires and satellite links for information sharing. It’s important to note that for the Internet to work as it does, many have to agree to work with one another. The Internet is really a collection of networks working together toward a goal of allowing information to be shared. Name: _____________ Date: _______________________ 1. What are two examples of technology that send information over long distances? A the human eye and computers B government officials and computers C cellphones and the human eye D cellphones and computers 2. What does the author compare to cellphones in this passage? A The author compares companies to cellphones. B The author compares engineers to cellphones. C The author compares computers to cellphones. D The author compares cellular networks to cellphones. 3. A cellphone sends and receives information in a speedy way invisible to the human eye. What evidence from the passage supports this statement? A When a person speaks into a cellphone, his or her voice is broken down and reassembled over a radio link, so the person on the other end instantaneously hears what is said. B When computers first showed up around 1941, they were used to transmit sensitive information across geographical spaces by the military because of worries government officials had. C Although people may take for granted the ease with which they can pass along information through computers, many forces are at work to make computer communication more reliable.
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