There and Back Again: A Packet's Tale. How Does the Internet Work?
How does the Internet really work? This clip lets you ride shotgun with a packet of data—one of trillions involved in the trillions of Internet interactions that happen every second. Look...
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Have you ever wondered what happens when someone in England visits the world Science festivals webpage? First their computer needs to ask the world science festival server for a copy of that webpage The computer sticks this request into a virtual envelope called a packet, wrapped with specific information about that request including the world Science Festival's IP address The computer sends this packet out of the house and below the street via large underground copper wires It passes through small regional networks before ending up here at Tellehouse North in London Tella House North is England's main internet hub the IP address on this packet tells the hub that the world science festival server is actually in Los Angeles. So Tella house north sends...
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Have you ever wondered what happens when someone in England visits the world Science festivals webpage? First their computer needs to ask the world science festival server for a copy of that webpage The computer sticks this request into a virtual envelope called a packet, wrapped with specific information about that request including the world Science Festival's IP address The computer sends this packet out of the house and below the street via large underground copper wires It passes through small regional networks before ending up here at Tellehouse North in London Tella House North is England's main internet hub the IP address on this packet tells the hub that the world science festival server is actually in Los Angeles. So Tella house north sends...
