InternetZ - E03: What happens when... you type curiousbun.ch and press Enter?
Daniel (a Googler) and Kristina (a Physicist) wondered how the Internet works: from pressing a physical button to broadcasting the stream of 0s and 1s, to protocols, encryption and servers.
Due to the internet (how ironic is that) problems, and because the topic itself is huge, more live chat will follow. Stay tuned!
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Key-points:
2:57 What happens when... you press the button?
3:27 What is curiousbun.ch?
5:13 What happens when.. you press the button (physics)?
9:06 Browsers and URL bars
11:51 Processor, input devices and human analogy
15:15 Tokens and DNS (Domain Name Servers) and tech issues
17:22 Question from the public (for another time)
18:47 Why .ch for Switzerland?
20:21 Domain Names - DNS - IP address
29:23 Example of server search (shared screen)
35:33 Layer 1: The Physical Layer (cables, signal, Wi-Fi)
38:07 Introducing Errors and Layer 2: Data Linked Layer;
43:22 Why many devices connected to a router decreases its performance
47:30 The IP layer and the "hourglass" of the Internet
49:11 MAC addresses of routers
51:54 The IP addresses
58:03 Oops, bad bad Internet: we had to cut it short; closing remarks