1.2.2 Elements of the Network (ISPs, Routers, Protocols and packets view)

Jack Goldsmith and a Berkman Center Cybersecurity Team

This sub-section provides an overview on the network, the protocols it employs to transfer data, and the various ways computers connect to the Internet. Its purpose is to consider the different domains of cyberspace--systems, applications, and human--and provide an “under-the-hood” understanding of how they interact.

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