If you are a tech-nerd, you may probably know what the "Inter-NET" is. But then I know there are many people out there who don't know what the thing is and are just curious to know about it. Now if you don't belong to any of this category, then probably this post may be not for you. But if you are curious about what the Internet is, then carry on...
A peek in the past...
Many years ago when there was no Internet, people used to share data with what we call disk (floppy disk etc.). Now how that thing worked is that you have to plug the disk in a computer from where you want your desired information, copy that information from the computer to the disk, plug the disk out from that computer, go to another computer where you want that information to be available, plug the disk in that computer, and copy the information there. Believe me, it was a total torture! Then there were some people who thought of connecting two computers together with a connecting medium (mainly with wire) so that data can be sent from one computer to another through the connecting medium (wire in this case). After this thing worked, some other people (or maybe the same people, who knows?!) connected multiple computers to each other so that any computer can communicate to any other computer on that Network. Wait! Did I say "Network"? But then you may ask me, "Well, I don't know what the NET-thing is!".
Actually, the "NET-thing" is quite simple. If you connect any number of computers to each other so that any computer can communicate with any other computer, then that thing is called a "Network". Congratulations! You've just created your very own Network.
Living the present
Now if you open any of your favorite browser and type in "www.google.com" (without quotes) or any of your favorite website's web address in the address bar, then you may notice that it doesn't take you to that website but instead gives you an error. So what's the solution? Simple! Just connect your Network to the Internet and repeat the whole process again. BAM! You are connected to your favorite website. But then you may ask me now, "What is the Internet?", and I will say...
See, Internet is a word that is the integrated result of two other words, "Interconnection" and "Network". So "Inter-NET" means Interconnected Network. So Internet simply means that there are many networks (just like the ones we've created earlier) all around the world and these networks are connected to each other such that any computer on any network can communicate with any other computer on any other network. And the phrase "Connected to the Internet" means that your network is connected with all the other networks around the globe in such a manner that any computer on your network can communicate with any other computer on any other network. Now the website which you are searching is sitting on some computer and that computer is located on some network. So when you type in the web address of the website which you are searching in your favorite browser, what's happening is that your computer is searching for the website from network to network till it finds the computer (which is located on some network) where the website is. And after locating that computer, it displays the website in the browser. And in today's world, this just happens in a split second. Amazing! Isn't it?
See, Internet is a word that is the integrated result of two other words, "Interconnection" and "Network". So "Inter-NET" means Interconnected Network. So Internet simply means that there are many networks (just like the ones we've created earlier) all around the world and these networks are connected to each other such that any computer on any network can communicate with any other computer on any other network. And the phrase "Connected to the Internet" means that your network is connected with all the other networks around the globe in such a manner that any computer on your network can communicate with any other computer on any other network. Now the website which you are searching is sitting on some computer and that computer is located on some network. So when you type in the web address of the website which you are searching in your favorite browser, what's happening is that your computer is searching for the website from network to network till it finds the computer (which is located on some network) where the website is. And after locating that computer, it displays the website in the browser. And in today's world, this just happens in a split second. Amazing! Isn't it?
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