Internet & CloudHow Does the Internet Actually Work? The Journey of a Single Click
Click a link and a page appears in a second — but what actually happens? Follow one click through DNS, packets, cables and CDNs, in plain English.
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Follow a single click from your browser to a server and back. DNS, email, streaming, fibre, undersea cables and the cloud, each explained in plain language.
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Almost every app you use runs on the cloud. Here is a plain-language guide to what cloud computing is, how it works, and why it changed technology.