How Messages Cross the Internet in 1,000 Tiny Pieces
The technology that deliver the seamless internet service you enjoy today was engineered over the last 40 years, but few users and even developers know how it actually works.
Understanding the internet fundamentals beyond the web browser and HTTP request gives you the edge in any discussions about technology, helping you take a more active role in shaping its future.
In this video you’ll learn how the internet works by following a real message under the sea to France. By following its journey, you’ll finally understand terms like ‘IP address’, ‘packet’, and ‘router’, but most importantly you’ll appreciate the remarkable technology that enables the internet to function reliably 24/7.
0:00 The physical web you use every day but don’t know exists
2:12 Why your private messages must go through other computers
5:48 How a message is routed once it leaves your home
7:42 Why the internet fails if your device misbehaves
9:11 The layer most people think is the whole internet
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00:02 Undersea cables enable global communication
01:33 Understanding how messages cross the internet
03:04 How multiple computers share the same network connection
04:23 Messages travel through routes using IP addresses.
05:49 Routers forward messages to the public internet for reaching its destination.
07:10 Data travels through the internet in tiny packets
08:37 Packets traverse the internet simultaneously and can be reassembled at the destination.
10:08 Messages are split into packets and routed across the internet using HTTP standards.
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Thanks for all this info, I just begin to learn how internet works recently. ❤🎉