Almost everybody uses the Internet, but how many people know how it works? If you want to learn how the Internet works and what those strange abbreviations TCP/IP and DNS are, this article is perfect for you.
What is the Internet?
Simply put, the Internet is a global network of networks. It connects multiple sub-networks together with long cables that go under the seas and reach each of the continents. Yes, the connection could be wireless too, but the big transfers happen through wires.
As you can imagine, there are billions of connected devices out there. To have a common network like the Internet, we need to have standards. Each device must obey the same rules, receive and send standardized messages, and understand them. Here comes the TCP/IP.