NetworldMuseum of Science and Industry

Networld

Entering Networld• As you enter Networld, you instantly become immersed in the Internet with the

humming of over 30 computers, 25 projectors and various other systems all running at once.

• You can enhance your Networld experience by purchasing a Netpass card. The Netpass card can be used to digitize one’s body to create an avatar, which is a computerized form that will be your personal guide and playmate as you travel throughout the 5,000-square foot exhibit. With an avatar, your experience in Networld is completely unique from other guests’ experiences. No two moments are ever the same since each element in the exhibit is geared to be affected by your individual presence.

• With the help of interactive walls, you will feel as though you are immersed in the superhighway traffic of the Internet as you go from station to station. Use your avatar to guide you to exhibit stations to learn about the foundation of the Internet’s technology, which includes bits, bandwidth and packet switching.

Entrance to Networld

Band Width

Band Width

Digital bandwidth is the rate of data transfer, throughput or bit rate, measured in bits per

second

Digitize Yourself

NetPass

Bucket of bits

Packet Switching

Packet Switching

Refers to protocols in which messages are divided into packets before they are sent. Each packet is then transmitted individually and can even follow different routes to its destination. Once all the packets forming a message arrive at the destination, they are recompiled into the original message.

Body Scanners

Body Scanning

Body-scanning machines that show images of people underneath their clothing are being installed in 10 of the nation's busiest airports in one of the biggest public uses of security devices that reveal intimate body parts.

Body Scanning Machine

The End