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Digital Literacy How the Internet Works The Internet Routers and Switches

Posted by Hery Fetra
Hery Fetra
Courses Plus Student 2,110 Points

Routing table

I am somehow confused about those three terms. Network ID, cost and gateway

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,184 Points

It might help to use the model of a letter you want to send to someone:

The network ID is just the address you put on the envelope to identify where it is going. the cost is how much time and gas the several post office vehicles use to get your envelope to its destination, and the gateway is which intermediate post office the envelope will go to next along the way.

Does that help?