AQA GCSE Computer Science · 8525
Paper 2
Revise: Common Network ProtocolsIP (Internet Protocol) provides addressing and routing. Packets carry source and destination IP addresses, and routers use the destination address to direct them across networks towards the intended device. IP handles where packets need to go; it does not, by itself, guarantee that every packet arrives.
- Revise: Internet Layer Protocols
Internet Protocol: the protocol that operates at the internet layer and handles addressing and routing of packets.