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What are IP addresses?

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What are IP addresses?

SUBJECTS:  Technologies

YEARS:  9–10


Meet Vint Cerf, the co-creator of the internet!

In this clip, Vint and software engineer Paola Mejia explore the way computer networks talk to each other.

Find out what an IP address is and why it's similar to a street address.

What's the domain name system?

And how does your computer find out the IP address of a website you want to visit?


Acknowledgements

Video © Code.org



Production Date: 10 Sep 2015


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