Network basics — IP, DNS, DHCP

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine your phone needs to send a message to a friend's laptop. It's like posting a letter — you need the right address!

2. 2

   What does an IP address do?

3. 3

   Let's say your phone's IP is 192.168.1.10 and you want to visit google.com. How does it find Google?

4. 4

   Now you try — drag the steps into the right order to show how a device gets an IP address automatically.

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   What does DHCP do?

6. 6

   Your friend's laptop joins the school Wi-Fi. DHCP gives it an IP. Now you can play a game together. Let's see how!

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   DNS is like a phonebook for the internet. What does it translate?