How does the Internet work?

Wayne Gibbins
Nov 8 · 6 min read

The internet is everywhere, used by 4.35 billion of the 7.72 billion people that inhabit the Earth. That’s about 56% of humanity and arguably it impacts almost everyone on the planet.

But how does it work?

I learned the technical answer to this question through studying for a degree in Software Engineering. Answering this question in laypersons terms, or for the non-specialist is somewhat harder. Some will argue about the simplifications, abstractions and analogies I will use but the intention is to make things a bit clearer for anyone who…

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Wayne Gibbins

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Researcher: Intentional Communities; Permaculture; Internet Security. Startup Advisor

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