In this episode, we will be talking about the design of the Internet. How everything falls in place together to give us the experience of the Internet. How, when we type a URL in a browser and in turn get a webpage in response on our screen.
The internet is a worldwide computer network that transmits a variety of data and media across interconnected devices. It works by following a packet routing network that follows Internet Protocol (IP) and Transport Control Protocol (TCP).
But there’s a limit to how large a message can be since there’s a limit to how much data can be reasonably transmitted at once by the physical network connections between devices.
That’s why many networking protocols split each message into multiple small packets. The Internet Protocol (IP) describes the structure of the packets that whizz around the Internet.
Each IP packet contains a header (20 or 24 bytes long) and data (variable length).
INTERNET PROTOCOL(IP)
These are the rules that govern how information is sent from one computer to another computer over an internet connection. Internet Protocol specifies that computers should send data to other computers with an attached numerical address (IP ADDRESS).
Two different types of IP addresses exist.
- Public IP address: Accessible over the Internet.
- Private IP address: This is assigned to a device on a closed network, such as a home or business network that is not accessible over the internet.
Transport Control Protocol (TCP)
It works with IP to ensure transfer of data is dependable and reliable.
No packet lost, No delay affecting data quality, packets are organised in proper sequence.
DNS translated the text-based domain name we type into the browser into a number-based IP address. For example: “google.com” becomes something like “64.233.191.255”.
Whether you’re searching for information on how the internet works, streaming your favorite movie, or browsing the internet for travel deals, it’s undeniable that the internet takes us places. It’s going to continue to do so!
While it might not seem like the internet is changing now, chances are, we’ll look back and see how far we’ve come, the differences in how we use this technology, and ultimately, we’ll find that we, too, are a part of the internet’s history.
Happy reading!
