Prison Education Program

How The Internet Works

(4.56 stars) · 805 learner reviews

How The Internet Works teaches the fundamental concepts of internet technology. Level’s internet technology training for people in prison covers the evolution of the first computer networks, the importance of breaking digital information into small packets and how information is sent from one computer to another. Additionally, this guide provides helpful information about staying safe online and getting a job in the field of internet technology after release from prison.

Enrollment fee is a one-time payment that includes this guide and Level's entire prison education program including all educational and job training guides and all certificates. No hidden monthly payments or recurring fees. The enrollment fee includes shipping.

What they'll learn:

  • Understand the core concepts of packets, protocols and decentralization
  • Learn how modern computer networks evolved from early telephone switchboards
  • Begin to explore the four primary “layers” of the internet
  • Understand how information can get from one computer to another halfway around the world

Guide includes:

Job training
Technical knowledge
Career exploration
Quiz

Schedule

Self-guided - learners complete at their own pace

Guide length

44 pages

Time to complete

~10 hours

What is Level?

Level is a popular, independent, nonprofit prison education program that offers education, career training and personal development for people in prison and connects with family members and supporters on the outside. Our unique approach can reach nearly any person at any prison, even those in high security or solitary confinement. 7,052 people in prison have spent 110,420 hours using the Level program inside 1,074 prisons across the country.

Testimonials for this guide:

I cannot thank Level enough for these guides and the knowledge that they contain. All of you all there at Level have given me the opportunity to show the initiative that I am putting into my rehabilitative efforts with each one of these certificates. So, from the four corners of my heart... I say thank you.

- Christopher, in prison in Illinois

I very much appreciate the service that Level provides. I truly enjoy being able to continue to learn and prepare for when I am able to leave prison and jump back into the world full steam ahead with all the knowledge I have gained. It is by God's grace we can help one another.

- Devin, incarcerated in Missouri

This guide gave me great ideas when it comes to technology jobs. I'm passionate when it comes to computer technology. One of the first things I'm going to do when I get out of prison is use the internet, and with this knowledge and information from this guide, I'll be able to use the web without a problem.

- Miguel, in prison in California