What is the internet?

Gabriella Abbey
Aug 28, 2017 · 2 min read

This is for you lola (grandma). What is the internet? The internet is a strange place that continues to grow everyday with funny videos and useful information. What once started out as a novelty or new technology, is now a part of our everyday lives! We could even get technical with the question and say that the internet is a bunch of routers, servers, switches, databases. But that may be a bit confusing so thats okay. The internet is this magical place where you could search for anything you ever wanted, but the internet is also a place where you should be cautious. The beautiful thing about the internet is that you could even search up “what is the internet?”. By googling it OR typing in “google.com” into the browser, the definition of the internet pop up onto your computer screen. This is where you can clarify the technical stuff I was saying before and figure out what MAKES the internet. Now you must be careful when you are on the internet lola. There are fishy people who try to get your information that you put online! But don’t fret! If you google (search up) “how to be safe of the internet” and clink one of the blue sentences (links) and then APPLY what you learned, you will be just fine on the internet! Now remember to explore to your hearts desire lola! But also be careful not to fall into a black hole while you are surfing the internet. If you ever need anything… google it or just let me do it for you.

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