The internet is lots of computers.
They are joined, so they can talk.
Wires join some. Wi-Fi joins some.
Tap a page on your phone. Your phone asks a server.
A server keeps pages and apps for computers that ask.
Messages go in small pieces. The pieces are called packets.
Each device has its own address. The address is made of numbers.
The Domain Name System is like an address book.
The web and the internet are not the same.
The web runs on the internet. Email does too.
Words to know
- server: gives pages
- packets: small pieces
- address: where something is
- email: message online
