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title: Welcome to the Internet
units: [The Internet]
summary: 1s and 0s travel around the world through the internet.
weight: 140
---

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## Today's Objectives
- Identify questions you have about how the Internet works.
- Understand how you use the Internet daily to communicate information with others.

## Lesson Overview
### What is the Internet?
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## Assignment
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### Wikipedia Speedrun
Explore the world's largest encyclopedia with lightning speed; start from one Wikipedia page and navigate to the goal page as fast as you can!

Here is the link and passcode to play:

- **Link**: https://wikispeedruns.com/lobby/124127
- **Passcode**: 934319

Complete the following prompts and record your best times:

- Packet switching → Internet
- Digital data → Internet
- Internet → Vint Cerf

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