the.com/computer networks
strangers' machines agreeing to gossip in packets so your video call doesn't die.
means a system of interconnected devices that exchange data using shared rules called protocols.
from born from arpanet in 1969, when four university computers linked up so researchers could share scarce processing time instead of scarce parking spots.
first messagewas meant to say login, crashed after lo
packet switchingchops data into pieces, reassembles it on arrival
osi modelhas seven layers, nobody memorizes past four
internet backboneruns mostly on undersea fiber-optic cables
for instance
arpanet — 1969, connected ucla, stanford, ucsb, and utah
ethernet — invented at xerox parc in 1973 by bob metcalfe
tor network — routes traffic through volunteer nodes for anonymity
starlink — spacex satellite mesh serving remote areas since 2019