How does the internet work?

[schalkneethling]

Brainstorm ideas for how we can best introduce and explain to people what the internet is.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o8CwafCxnU&list=PLzdnOPI1iJNfV5ljCxR8BZWJRT_m_6CpB&index=3
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNQsmPf24go

RACI

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Related issues

• https://github.com/The-Mycelium-Network/webworkbook/issues/24
• https://github.com/The-Mycelium-Network/webworkbook/issues/26
• https://github.com/The-Mycelium-Network/webworkbook/issues/25

[carinadiesel-dev]

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/tech-takes/how-does-the-internet-work#:~:text=The%20internet%20is%20a%20worldwide,(TCP)%20%5B5%5D.

HP has a nice pictorial in the article as well.

[schalkneethling]

A 25min course by code.org

https://code.org/curriculum/course3/18/Teacher https://curriculum.code.org/csf-1718/coursee/25/

[dotAadarsh]

Videos freeCodeCamp has a 2hr video on How does the internet work? https://youtu.be/zN8YNNHcaZc Articles Cloudflare | Blog https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/network-layer/how-does-the-internet-work/ mdn web docs https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Common_questions/How_does_the_Internet_work Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fr0YyB5zCoCZvYka0BGbL https://anchor.fm/the-machine/episodes/How-The-Internet-Works-e6n084/a-aroqu6 Books https://flylib.com/books/en/1.10.1/

[schalkneethling]

Ted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8hzJxb0rpc

[carinadiesel-dev]

Summary with pictures as well :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zp9jpv4/revision/3

[schalkneethling]

MDN on what is the World Wide Web https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/World_Wide_Web

[schalkneethling]

How do I access the world wide web? aka what is a browser? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browsers/what-is-a-browser/

[schalkneethling]

How the web works https://academind.com/tutorials/how-the-web-works

[johokorie]

Standford - How does the internet work https://web.stanford.edu/class/msande91si/www-spr04/readings/week1/InternetWhitepaper.htm

[schalkneethling]

How does the internet work (French) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLBhW_Gwz-o

[carinadiesel-dev]

Submarine cable map : https://www.submarinecablemap.com/

[schalkneethling]

Find the IP of a URL: http://get-site-ip.com/

[bpires]

Resources found at roadmap.sh

Vox: The internet, explained (2015), by Timothy B. Lee (article) How Does the Internet Work? (2005), by Rus Shuler (article) roadmap.sh: How does the internet work?, by Kamran Ahmed (article, short videos) Internet Fundamentals: Learn How the Web Works (free course) Lesics: How does the INTERNET work? (YouTube video) Aaron: How the Internet Works in 5 Minutes (YouTube video)

[schalkneethling]

Vox: The internet, explained (2015), by Timothy B. Lee (article)

I thought we should embed the video from Vox at the beginning of the article. It is super well put together and will get people curious to dig into the further details we provide.

[bpires]

I thought we should embed the video from Vox at the beginning of the article. It is super well put together and will get people curious to dig into the further details we provide.

I second that. I absolutely love Vox videos, they are the greatest introduction to any subject they decide to dive into.

[dotAadarsh]

Found these... Explanation in comics

• https://howhttps.works/
• https://dnsimple.com/comics

[bpires]

Flossmanuals: An Open Web (2011)

[bpires]

Tom Scott: Why The Web Is Such A Mess

Tim Berners-Lee envisioned a "universal information system". What went wrong?

A video about cookies and advertisers on the web.