Year 7 – Lesson 3 – Packets and Layers
This lesson explores how messages are sent across the internet with the help of packets. Learners will gain an understanding of what a data packet is and its structure. Finally, learners will reflect on how a packet moves through the layers of the TCP / IP model.
Learning objectives
- Explain how a message can be split into packets
- Describe the structure of a data packet
- Explain how a packet of data moves through the layers of a system
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