How the Internet Works in 5 Minutes

The internet is not a fuzzy cloud. The internet is a wire, actually buried in the ground. Computers connected directly to the internet are called "Servers," while the computers you and I use are "clients," because they are not connected directly to the internet, but through an Internet Service Provider. Routers shuttle packets of information across the internet, and transmit e-mail, pictures, and web pages.

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• Internet
• 5 minutes
• cloud computing
• servers
• clients
• packets
• routers

[Debinator307]

I wanna learn how life works in '10.

[AaronTitus]

@Debinator307 Good luck with that. Let me know what you find out.

[lorderon84]

great explanation!



[AaronTitus]

@lorderon84 Thanks.

[RKDisDumb]

By far the best video on this subject!

[AaronTitus]

@RKDisDumb Thanks for the compliment. Glad you found it helpful.

[Snipermansnipedu]

so basically if i dig up the wire i can destroy the internet or get free internet?

[Juilkca]

@Snipermansnipedu Yep, if you dig up your wire, you can destroy YOUR internet. Try it. It's fun.

[EastCoastRiot]

say you make a website is it saved on your isp's server?

[YesIDidYourMom]

So, when I visit a porn site, it's giving my computer its packets? But what if the site has some contagious STD! Its packets could infect my computer! :(

[youtubian2500]

I think it would've been worth mentioning the huge fiber optic cables bundled in a huge tube on the ocean floor connecting the western continent with the east.

It's funny because it sounds like such a crude solution, when it's actually the best solution, considering the options.

[purplehaze2250]

so wait, where are the tubes?

[MultiIaccept]

@AaronTitus Why can't i connect to internet without an ISP?

[CROCOJAW47FILMS]

@sauceyboy: Agh, that was a really bad pun.

Still moderately funny though...

[darccole]

What is sopa is it sope :D cause I need some explain

[ErectopiaServer]

@AKSoapy29 impossible :P

[KaleemNiz]

Greate Man...!