How Does the Internet Work? - Glad You Asked S1

For most of us, the internet is virtual, made of Instagram posts, emails and KZbin videos. And, access to the vital utility isn’t guaranteed across the world. Glad You Asked host Cleo Abram wants to know: What is the internet actually made of? And, how does it work? Answering that question involves discovering how internet cables are laid in the sea, if 5G is really the future, and how balloons in the stratosphere are helping people connect.
Key Sources:
Submarine Cable Map - www.submarinecablemap.com/
Code, Charles Petzold - www.amazon.com/Code-Language-...
Tubes, by Andrew Blum - www.amazon.com/Tubes-Journey-...
Internet Cable Protection Committee Report - cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-conten...
Pew Internet Fact Sheet - www.pewinternet.org/fact-shee...
How Does The Internet Work? - web.stanford.edu/class/msande...
Basic Radio Theory and Introduction to Radio Systems - www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Federal Communications Commission Broadband Map - broadbandmap.fcc.gov/#/
InterTubes: A Study of the US Long-haul Fiber-optic Infrastructure, SIGCOMM - pages.cs.wisc.edu/~pb/tubes_fi...
Rural Broadband Economics: A Review of Rural Subsidies, COSTQUEST - www.ntca.org/sites/default/fi...
RuralBroadbandEconomics-AReviewofRuralSubsidies_FinalV07112018.pdf
Worldwide Broadband Pricing, Cable - www.cable.co.uk/broadband/pri...
Exploring the Relationship Between Broadband and Economic Growth, World Bank - pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/39145...
Exploring-the-Relationship-between-Broadband-and-Economic-Growth-Minges.pdf
0:00 Intro
1:10 How Does The Internet Work?
3:37 Finding The Internet
6:43 An Internet Hub
8:45 The Internet Backbone
14:03 Greater Web Access

[@OtsileM]

You could say that shark took a megabyte out of the internet.

[@tcijo]

that smoothh man~

[@carmeleneclores7715]

😂😂😂

[@andre5454]

this joke is so underappreciated

[@dexter.c7281]

well played there

[@anesukafesu7875]

😂😂😂

[@Openfilmmakerstalk]

A moment of appreciation for the intern, who had to cut up all the ones and zeros for that one shot...

[@XTom3645]

you know its photoshop right?!?! xD takes a bit of detail to see it but they made it work

[@MelenaSoleil]

Or.. Editing maybe lol smh

[@AkariInsko]

@@XTom3645 r/woooosh

[@AkariInsko]

@@MelenaSoleil r/woooosh

[@fHaNtOm07]

13 days without the internet ? We have been completely barred for 7 months and even after the 7 long months we can only access 2G now. 🥺🥺

[@pierrerossouw6083]

Been in IT for 20 years now (I specialize in cloud-based "stuff" now) and I love to see it broken down in such a simple way. I think this was a job well done. My mom, at 80 got the concept of "how does it get to you so fast?". I also showed her a light pulse through a fibre optic cable - actually I used the fibre on my compound bow sight - and sent her the word "hello" through binary. It's all pretty amazing when we step back and think about it. It's robust but yet so delicate.

[@celsojoven3525]

parish office

[@jeffstowe4860]

Ditto!

[@ikthedarchowdhury8947]

Wow.. I want to do that too. What tools do I need?

[@deepspacecow2644]

​@@ikthedarchowdhury8947A year late. But check the websites of any ISP in your area. In the US, billions are going to fiber optic expansion. Everyone needs splicers.

[@wcsdiaries]

that's a lot of 1s and 0s to flash even to say hello right?

[@herlocksholmes-uv5qw]

Meu professor de Programação Web me recomendou este documentário, e ele foi muito bem feito! Nunca consegui entender alguns conceitos mais voltados ao hardware das máquinas, é uma grande dificuldade pois não sinto nenhuma afinidade com a parte elétrica da computação, mas consegui entender perfeitamente o que estava sendo dito. Meus parabéns para a equipe!

[@Bargasss]

Foi o Guanabara né safado

[@herlocksholmes-uv5qw]

@@Bargasss Pior que não, foi meu professor do curso de Ciência da Computação presencial mesmo

[@simarkarmani4034]

My Web Programming teacher recommended this documentary to me, and it was very well done! I could never understand some concepts more focused on the hardware of the machines, it is a great difficulty because I do not feel any affinity with the electrical part of computing, but I was able to understand perfectly what was being said. My congratulations to the team!

[@herlocksholmes-uv5qw]

@@simarkarmani4034 You do know that KZbin offers an automatic translation, don't you? I just didn't feel like writing in English that day

[@isaquesimoes4338]

@@Bargasss opa rsrsrs comigo foi o Gustavo Guanabara,

[@ashishghodake8653]

"There is no such thing as cloud. Cloud is a marketing term" Truth has been spoken. Best definition of cloud i have came accross.

[@AlexisSmithFilms]

Ashish Ghodake wait do people actually believe there is a literal cloud full of data?

[@ashishghodake8653]

@@AlexisSmithFilms i was talking about the way some people in IT industry perceive it as. They too think that cloud is like single place where we can store data when actually it's just someone else's computer 😉

[@b3nisrael]

@@ashishghodake8653 Internet has always been about someone else's computer, mostly corporates to be more specific. The term cloud isn't marketing for sure... because we want to access our data from anywhere and this has become possible only recently, thanks to fast internet.

[@manishgoyal7677]

​@@ashishghodake8653 ummmm.. I think everybody knows cloud is only a server or a harddrive sitting somewhere with your data connected to a computer which is connected to a network running all the time so that it is accessible by everyone 24*7!

[@Eugenetra7]

@@manishgoyal7677 A server IS a computer, so the further connections is some network equipment I quess.

[@FlyEnri]

I'm a telecom engineer and i was fascinated by how entertainingly simple and well edited this video was, congratulations! And also so surprised by so many nonsense comments about everything but the topic itself... :o

[@kennethpaul3384]

This video is supper annoying TBH

[@ChrisGroggyCreaser]

So am I!!.... :)

[@tbpp6553]

Seriously. These 'annoying' comments are super annoying.

[@luisgomes5069]

So am I too!!.... :)

[@vishnuprasadp5906]

True..it is a super difficult topic to visualise without a video aid. Kudos to the presenter for making it simple and easily understandable...

[@TidePodJesus]

I've been across a few things that tried to explain the internet but nothing as close to being simple yet informative and easy to understand as this. Well done! Great vid.

[@user-jh4rq6je4s]

It's something I was curious about, so I came in and watched it. It was a better video than I expected. This video explained the principles of the Internet using various visual materials, so it was really interesting and easy to understand. And it was nice to think about the importance of the Internet as well as the principle of the Internet. (It's terrible just thinking about the internet being cut off😂) I get more than the intention of entering this video. Thank you for making this great video!!

[@mohdsifan5768]

❤️❤️

[@sirmontecristo2808]

As a network engineer, you have told my story in layman's terms in less than 20 minutes.

[@jociscocr]

Well, then you did it wrong rofl

[@dawn26656]

I am back in education age 34, I plan on being a network engineer like yourself. Got about 4 years studying left (I am in community college as Americans would call it). Can you provide any wisdom or advise? I have a real passion for learning about networks, TCP/IP protocols etc. and cannot wait to learn more. I am also doing my Cisco CCNA. I am really excited about this change in career, before I am wayyyy old! Thanks for any advice, pointers, even guidance you might be able to provide!

[@sinuslebastian6366]

Liam Don take your CISSP and CompTIA certifications seriously. Learn deeply about all the things in the syllabus. And just have an open mind regarding learning abut new technologies.

[@oldman2800]

As Abraham Lincoln said "don't believe everything you see on the internet"

[@burnstick1380]

i agree but honestly im not sure whether people really have a cohesive picture of it

[@arbien1763]

"it takes a long, long time" me: expected years them: 13 days

[@jiyaullhaq3454]

Lol yeah

[@arbien1763]

I had, actually, during Typhoon Haiyan, aka Yolanda, in the Philippines. I don't think I can ever explain how excruciatingly painful those few months without electricity and internet were. lol

[@MrAgentTurner]

@@arbien1763 Electricity loss is FAR worse than anything else. No internet would be easy as long as you had some good company.

[@arbien1763]

@@MrAgentTurner definitely, without internet you can still play offline games or whatever on your phone. Without electricity, you'd wish you were dead, it takes a long time to adjust.

[@ishworshrestha3559]

Ok

[@len50pac]

Vim pelo curso HTML/CSS do Gustavo Guanabara, este vídeo é sensacional. A lógica, os princípios e o fundamento do conhecimento é tudo !!!!!!

[@sr.bola8953]

comecei o curso dele a poucos dias e vim por lá também.

[@Cs_Israel]

Estamos juntos nessa,​@@sr.bola8953

[@user-ch3rw6mf1m]

eu também vim por ele

[@KaWiReloaded]

My dad was always into new tech, even tho we were poor. Back in the 80s he bought a camcorder (my grandmother got it for him using a credit card). It was $2,000. We were dirt poor back then, yet now in 2022 I have videos of myself as a child, videos of me and my grandparents, my cousins, aunties, etc. i cherish those memories. He did the same thing when CD players became the thing, then with DVDs. Even tho we were poor, we had those devices years before they became affordable for our friends and family. And in 1997 he bought a Compaq computer. I was 11 years old. And my life was forever changed. I was there at the forefront of Napster, i used MSN messenger almost like the old school social media, yahoo chat rooms were all the buzz, and the MSN game chat rooms were also popular. I remember when we had an internet game where u had to help Austin Powers get his mojo back, we had QuePasa for those of us who were Latino. BlackPlanet. Then later MySpace. I have lived inside the internet since the moment i got access to it in 1997 and i never looked back. Even met my husband (almost 15 years together now) online.

[@briantruck2284]

Upload videos

[@indirabendesai4598]

How does the Internet work? Vox: makes a 20 min video Me: It works nicely.

[@oneflowerninjamagic1912]

Me : too slow

[@dipanshusingh436]

Naaice

[@late2school835]

This is truly amazing. It's so crazing to think humans came up with this. It's so complex, yet we take it for granted. It's quite beautiful

[@f0rl0ve68]

yessssss

[@littlemeg137]

I wouldn't call it beautiful. Internally, it's a huge mess of half-measures, permanent temporary fixes, and vulnerable relationships between entities with conflicting interests.

[@kntran8637]

I doubt that many would take it for granted. We have to pay bill every month and it’s not cheap

[@tetomariano]

@@littlemeg137 like human relations

[@EVERYTHING1-1M]

If this is what Humans did and you are so fascinated by it, imagine how the Lord of the Worlds created Heaven.

[@teroblepuns]

I've been offering free fiberoptic internet to people in Germany for three years now and the main issue is that most people don't know anything about how the internet works and mostly don't even care about massive technological improvements in infrastructure as long as the running system somewhat works. I am so excited for more fiber, 5G and Starlink and hope people will have more informed judgment in the future. Thanks to everyone who helps building the infrastructure. Our contribution will be forgotten just as quickly as we forgot the names of those who built the highways we drive on every day, but this is for the greater good of the centuries and generation to come. Kids of the future, reach for the stars. You have the whole world to connect with.

[@Yosetime]

Just before you mentioned the Tonga internet disaster, I was thinking of it. When I heard that the cables under the ocean had been cut I was astonished! Because I did not know that is how the internet got there. I remember telling my very savvy friends about it and even they did not know that there were literal, physical, lines on the ocean floor that were providing the internet. It seemed like a magical piece of knowledge that I should have already known about. Great episode!

[@Justinniklaus]

30% of that wire traffic is apparently adult content.

[@vindersingh25]

💪👍

[@sudarshan3965]

More than 50%

[@brod515]

How could they determine that?

[@LordTankian0]

Duh, the other 70% are kids. What did you expect?

[@andrewpaulhart]

MrBrN197 easy to determine. Statistics on traffic are extensive. All you have to do is identify the main adult sites. nowadays it is even easier with AI being able to identify pornographic images with a fair amount of accuracy, so you can do sample studies. I imagine google has already done that.

[@YTM965]

This video is so weird, the guy just seems mesmerised by her beauty

[@barbatvs8959]

There's a guy? I couldn't tell 'cause I was mesmerized by her fakeness.

[@aussiebob1315]

@@barbatvs8959 ditto she's full of promoting balloons and 5g , 1 minute spent explaining actually how it works using little figurines? pretty sure i've seen her on naughty america or brazzers :D

[@daviebayawa7079]

I know right😂 like he aint listening cause he already knew it and hes just der to look at her lol

[@tharii314]

Mesmerized 😅 We're died😁

[@Detownrebel1]

It's her boyfriend

[@lolitaharris4475]

These People Are Wayyy Too Happy!!😂

[@mcmacshalfilya]

Yeah. Let's GET 'EM 👺

[@VictoriaSobocki]

Yup

[@astrydalicea9110]

Hurricane María hit us pretty hard -comunication wise- People would drive hours away just to find a bit of signal to talk to their loved ones (mostly on the mainland) & let them know they were ok. This had a huge impact on our recovery. I had no idea this is how we got access to the internet. Great video! Thanks!

[@andimitris24]

Definitelly a spark between her and the cable lady.

[@jenniferwooten6554]

I came here for this comment. 🤣

[@warframegame]

I guess there was a connection Ta dum dish

[@clairedaniellemcadams8191]

An Dimitris bro I thought the same thing

[@winnietsui4253]

Cable lady in love

[@bimbrawkeshav]

So true

[@Eriknorth87]

As a network engineer, It's nice to see this explained in more "layman terms". However, all the information in this video is just a fragment of what goes on with your internet traffic. In every ISP, major corporation, and sometimes small business there are teams of us that maintain and improve your network connectivity. We're arguably the most important team in any company, yet we sit in the background. We're often working when the business is closed, we're the ones that get called at 3 am when there's a major outage, or malicious attack was detected by the security systems we put in place.... But I still love my job!

[@somalikanye8642]

Thank you guys for all your hard work. You are unsung and appreciated

[@trevorross1311]

Don't worry about the recognition man,just continue to keep up the good work.What should bring u pride and joy is knowing that ur bring millions of people joy and keeping all of them connected!!!.

[@thoyo]

You the man!!

[@VHari-mw2cr]

Thx.

[@Chewi_]

*tips fedora*

[@dr.mohammedsirajuddin9822]

When a writer needs a reference or an explanation, the definitely depend on internet. This way it feels like research is done. It saves a lot of time and efforts. I am grateful!

[@marcksonful]

Que vídeo bom, a internet se tornou algo cotidiano nas nossas vidas, mas pouco entendemos sobre ela de fato. Parabéns a iniciativa do vídeo, aprendi muito com ele!

[@leah-nz6gl]

i loj

[@bere1692]

O comentário brasileiro que eu procuravakkk

[@lucasfelipedesousa8006]

what is happening why is everyone flexing premium ? i dont have it and can still watch it.

[@FadingPixel]

I don‘t know. I thought it was sarcastic flex.. but seems like it wasn‘t when i scrolled more down.

[@islandsunset]

Premium users watched it 3 weeks ago. We are watching 3 weeks after it first premiered. So yeah, that's what they were flexing

[@FadingPixel]

@@islandsunset Really? LOL. I don‘t care how old videos i‘m watching.

[@islandsunset]

@@FadingPixel the premium videos are here for a limited time.

[@ezzatluqman4603]

this video doesnt have ads in the middle. didnt you notice that?

[@meghz8889]

I did Electronics and commination engineering what she explained we read it in text books but looking it practically still amazes me, I literally watched It thrice 😅 I really appreciate them traveling and collecting data and presenting it in so simple ways that even common person can understand it Thank you, like always the best explanations 🔥

[@mechamicro]

In generall way for people, it was a well inpromptum

[@LibinBabykannur]

Great information

[@king_prashant]

Hi

[@vishaljaiswal754]

And both people to who she shown they were Indian

[@SeekTheTruthAndTruth]

Desh Baghat University?

[@noface____]

i work as a permit coordinator to place fiber optic cable (or replacing/overlashing on old copper cables) so this was cool to watch to feed onto what i already knew ☺️

[@alhozni9060]

I love that she loves doing her job and that she is determined to learn more things.

[@MechyPaula]

i really love her too she seems so curious and dedicated to bringing that information in the best package

[@jiayuanwang1342]

I'm just honest: I love her.

[@jamesbuttery3862]

She's hot too🔥🔥🔥

[@ChocoWest1]

“She is determined to learn more” if the rest of humanity was just as determined the world would be a better place.

[@angusfs5226]

Her first love is herself

[@longidude7048]

So the internet doesn’t just metaphorically connect the world but literally connects them. Noice

[@Saksham_5656]

What a great way to teach a thing that isn't as simple as it seems. Thankyou for making this video.

[@kadasibm4]

It an incredible Video. As it involves lot of tools and team work at the back stage, which provides us the Internet access which makes our daily life convenient. Thank You 👍

[@vitoriacaroline1385]

Quem esta aqui por causa do curso em video, obedecendo nosso mestre GUANABARA ♥️♥️

[@anacarolinacaldeira]

Euuuu hahahah

[@ocarlosjunior1]

Vitória, não sei se você vai ler esse comentário, mas você já está trabalhando na área?

[@TheGuiCosta]

eooooo

[@alisondiniz9417]

euuuuuuuuu

[@musicjoy2024]

🖐

[@sagsun0093]

I like the concept and content. But the way it was delivered. I mean, do I really gotta see them flirting with each other? Explained was perfect.

[@sawkoeko9712]

Glad i am not the only one that feels the same

[@seandafny]

No one was flirting

[@euson7396]

I like her but

[@shammapalo9628]

Bru, it's sweet 😂

[@lukasprochazkaprod]

I was just looking for this comment, the entire video seems it try too hard to be educative and hype and cool....

[@dragonborn-oq6kj]

This is actually a big eye opener to just how complex the internet is

[@Aerish369]

Thank you so much for this engaging and easy explanation to complex connections of network.

[@primened1616]

"How does internet work? Glad you asked" No I didn't, KZbin recommended it to me

[@noblesseultimatejudgeofthe8950]

Ken Noynay same

[@PalppokaUca]

Just like me

[@rougeleroux6803]

But in the end you still clicked so stop acting like a baby and grow up

[@jerrytang9514]

hahahaah

[@barbatvs8959]

"Glad you asked" is racist because it excludes the ebonics speakers who would prefer "Glad you axed." REPORT VICE FOR RACISM!!!??¡¡¿

[@kit4341]

Some random diver: *Cuts underwater cable* Whole USA: "Mom, did you pay Comcast yet?! MOM."

[@drinkwater9707]

would it cause a huge problem for the diver?

[@locuspocus3822]

@@drinkwater9707 wouldn't he get electrocuted?

[@okgfwij]

I think they're light cable

[@mranonymous5963]

@@locuspocus3822 nope, the information travels in the form of light so basically no electricity is used. When the info reaches its destination (a country) it gets converted into electrical signals. If you use a Wi-Fi router the electrical signals reach the router and get converted into electromagnetic waves.

[@brianharrigan8821]

STRANGE WAY OF TRYING TO THINK ! ?

[@fordropsescanor9557]

This is very helpful. Thanks for the team who work hard to make this possible

[@silveralpha3630]

Talking in a way that all people of all educational backgrounds can understand is a talent. And she's very talented.

[@e.l.2734]

*Vox:* "there are lots of people who still don't have reliable internet access." *Me:* [ _cries in Brazilian ISP transmitted bits_ ]

[@Lfppfs]

I know that feeling, bro

[@mateuscarvalho7463]

Brasil 🙋‍♂️

[@godanddevil.5331]

BUY GOLD AND SILVER. METALS ARE MORE ESSENTIAL THAN CRYPTO. FOR EVERY COUNTRY ECONOMY METALS ARE ESSENTIAL....THEY ARE NEW CRYPTO..

[@e.l.2734]

@@godanddevil.5331 Solid advice but Bitcoin is groundbreakingly liberating in its own ways too. :)

[@godanddevil.5331]

@@e.l.2734 AT PRESENT SITUATION JAPANESE BITCOINS ARE NOT TRUSTED...

[@samhouston2000]

The only way Internet can be better explained is the way Internet evolved. Start with two computers communicating and then explain how the whole thing scaled out.

[@Alexbestbest]

Congrats! The quality of this content is awesome, both entertaining and highly informative

[@sayanboks8425]

What a great explanation! how exactly internet works with real-life examples. Hats off.

[@manikmondal2370]

Being an Electronics engineer ,I got goosebumps by the amazing things of internet in near future and the how well this video has presented so nicely. Radio waves or Electromagnetic waves became the essence of our life style, with the flow of 0's and 1's. KZbin should sponser more videos like this ,it is gonna be great.

[@yourstrulytk12]

1:33 but now it seems we cant live without it. Man this aged so well more than we could think. whole 2020 was nothing but internet.

[@ivanl2133]

Loved the statement at the end labeling our virtual connectivity a physical one. 😊

[@vb9529]

Amazing video and the moderation and structure of the video is amazing too

[@luisvelasco2467]

Now Surfing the internet makes sense

[@Soorajremash]

The most underrated comment in this section

[@grammarpolice5559]

and the Deep Web

[@VinayaROCKS]

Its absolutely perfect video for everyone who uses internet. I don't have internet in my hometown and the only way to connect is through mobile device via 2g Edge network.. I spoke with many ISP but they refused to provide the service.. I'm planning to deploy my own internet in the area which will generate a lot of business as there are many Mineral resource mining company and a lot of there work done via internet which is too slow in 2g Edge network.. I have all the skills and plans but unfortunately i don't have funds to afford to deploy a infrastructure.. God Helps.

[@namanmishra1030]

Bro you've got this, let's go you can do it I believe. You can share this idea and ask ppl for help pretty sure they'll provide enough financial support

[@VinayaROCKS]

@@namanmishra1030 thanks bro.. I signup with ISP 70 km far and now we are establishing fiber optics over the terrain.. its mountain area so bit difficult but we are doing it. 😀

[@CKTVDoesALot]

Good luck on your journey!

[@icanpooptwiceadayyay8771]

@@VinayaROCKS how is it going now

[@VinayaROCKS]

@@icanpooptwiceadayyay8771 what a good time for your comment. Tomorrow is the testing for the first time.. 😊😊

[@craigdeandean4036]

I had no idea how the Internet works until now. Thank you for breaking this down piece by piece. I just have to say I wish all my teachers looked like Cleo I wouldn’t have slept through so many classes!

[@topofthemornintoya]

Creepy

[@johnned4848]

Excellent introduction to the physical infrastructure of the internet. Do you have a similar program on what happens to your data as it works its way from your device to its destination?

[@zeron3699]

The internet is not wireless, WiFi is.

[@donnybro6536]

Still use wire tho

[@anonymoususer6185]

Wires go to router and make WiFi just so you don’t have to plug in your phone

[@hiabst]

@@anonymoususer6185the router doesnt create wifi, the access point module does, the router only sends data or collects data from or to the Internet.

[@anonymoususer6185]

Hiabst yes in businesses where lots of people need to connect but in people’s homes it’s usually all in one box

[@hiabst]

@@anonymoususer6185 yes ,i should have said that

[@islandsunset]

I live in an island which doesn't have submarine cable connection yet. So we get lame speeds at a very high price because they use satellites to provide internet. I'll edit the comment when I get submarine cable high speed internet in a few months after my people waited for 2 decades! . Edit: guys, now I have access to Optical Fibre Cable internet. It's been a couple of month. The internet speed jumped from 100kbps to 10mbps. It might increase in future. The data limit for the price I paid earlier was 25GB but now it's 300GB. More than enough Yaay! 😁

[@ethansharma815]

Amit Chakraborty what island

[@AM-bj7yo]

Amit Chakraborty just wait one more year for Starlink to be available. If you don’t already know about it I advice u to look it up, and see when it will be available in your region. Peace.

[@islandsunset]

@@ethansharma815 South Andaman Island. It's part of an archipelago in Bay of Bengal.

[@LFjuniorful]

Hey, maybe you don't have fast internet but at least you have neat views of the sea :).

[@feyaazad2168]

Good luck

[@UnknownCode007]

Oh great! I learned a lot about the Internet. Many people think the internet is virtual but this video see me that isn't only virtual. I'm technology's student and I can learn more about the internet because he help we so much with many things. Thanks, for this experience.

[@amandaleigh7032]

Thank you so much! Took textbook reading to a comprehensible level!!

[@YouTubeITSME]

Flexing my KZbin premium here.

[@bryan.w.t]

The Tech you're everywhere

[@lifewithdq1923]

RIGHT 😂😂

[@andym7165]

Who are you flexing it to only premium members can see this

[@andym7165]

My Number ohh okay i didnt know that

[@user-pw4ov9fp3e]

👍

[@RixMorales]

"The 'cloud' is a *marketing* term" OMG this one sentence is eye-opening. I really thought the cloud exists as a virtual world, when really it was just bunches of copper wires and fiber optic cables

[@andrewpaulhart]

Not really, the cloud refers to the services that are available via the internet, not just the connections that they talked about. The same thing as the “world wide web”. Except people use “the cloud” to differentiate heavy duty services like access to things that were traditionally only available on your local computer . Like word processing, accounting packages, databases, Etc

[@andrewpaulhart]

Jason Weaver I do exactly the opposite. I store all my important information with spideroak which encrypts all my information so no one ... not even their administrators can unencrypted it or snoop on it while it is being transferred. It stores versions of files so if I have overwritten something by mistake I can get the old version back, and the files are duplicated across multiple data centres so even an earthquake won’t destroy it. Compare that to a local computer or hard drive where you are one corrupted hard drive or house fire away from Losing it all.

[@shoubhikrc]

The cloud is basically hosting your data on multiple servers instead of one, so when one server goes down, your data remains safe and still accessible. In simple terms, whatever data you save on the primary server, there are multiple clones of the same data saved in multiple servers in various geophysical locations.

[@lordturtle8735]

I thought this comment was satire until I read the responses and realized how many people don't even know what a server actually is. It's not something anyone really needs to know anyway, but It's easy to assume everyone knows most things you know.

[@hansakaperera7446]

One of the most Creative thing I've seen on the internet for explaining a difficult subject and Kudos to @CleoAbram for doing such an excellent job 🙌

[@commonsense8789]

Amazing. Did not know till now how the internet works. Thanks for the video

[@nonpareilacademy3244]

Thanks for this Cleo. So much details simply put together

[@GilangD21]

the creativity on how you guys present information with handmade craft never cease to amaze me

[@Starcrash6984]

Cleo seems very determined here _(callback)._ Seriously, following the internet is a neat idea. I've heard this explained on channels like Computerphile but have never seen the literal path. Pretty cool.

[@Carolina-ny4xb]

I've just seen this documentary and I have to say, like somebody who knows NOTHING about engineering (is that the word? sorry, I'm not native speaker), that Im really really IMPRESSED about this. I thought that.. I don't know, but this is really amazing. Now I know how this everyday thing works and I feel really nerd about it haha

[@Paulossantos]

Esse canal é maravilhoso, cara. Meus parabéns aos criadores. 🇧🇷

[@snowymuffin]

I really like this documentary about the internet. I live in a rural area and I really need to move into the city to have a stable internet connection for my job - home based ESL teacher. In this video, we can really see how dedicated and passionate Cleo when she was doing this. I learned a lot! Good job, Cleo! 💯

[@oleburovs8061]

I didn’t understand anything, but very interesting.

[@ShinigamiArya]

Same 😂😂

[@strex2062]

Yeah, the "explaining" is confusing and it misses a lot of information

[@tjaigo]

@@strex2062 well if they had to explain everything to the level of just a regular non tech-savvy people the video would probably be like 2 hours or more

[@strex2062]

@@tjaigo 30min if they cut off all this "acting"

[@oscarlopez1813]

Actually he explained very well, English is not my first language and I felt the most of the information clear

[@mansikumari4954]

This is one of the best videos I have come across recently

[@hazelstratum]

I would really recommend reading a wikipedia page about telecommunications and read all about it especially the history of telecommunications. I am a computer network students and it really helped me make sense of everything.

[@noeltam75]

I watch this video more than once. Just wanted to say the extra mile u guys took to explain this in plain simple English, is amazing. Thank you.

[@KimberlyKills]

People that consistently present themselves this bubbly and happy frighten me.

[@plagapong]

Worth every single penny I've paid for this channel.

[@ikthedarchowdhury8947]

Great job, And also good job mentioning Starlink, Loon etc. I think those infrastructures will be the future of internet.

[@pauldomfree]

Imagine paying premium for this when there are free channels who offer a better and more comprehensive answer.

[@Killykat]

I personally like the way they present the information. It's quite engaging. If I'm looking for details, I'd buy a book or take a class instead.

[@katekyojp6338]

This is more fun to watch as an Electronics and Communications Engineer

[@Chris-oz5md]

katekyo JP sure you are. You’re noting but a janitor

[@katekyojp6338]

@@Chris-oz5md how I wish my work is that simple....actually not, I need the money

[@MillionaireTrader]

*People around globe- Nice to see how the internet works *People from North Korea- What is Internet?

[@somethingelse9228]

They actually do have internet, just a restricted one, like china

[@MillionaireTrader]

@@somethingelse9228 They don't even have computer And they can't afford one too

[@somethingelse9228]

@@MillionaireTrader as long as you are a part of a middle class family or got admitted into a state funded university, you can access that restricted internet. And of course party members and other elites have privileged access to the internet

[@imranhussain8700]

Wow amazing. Why I didn't saw this video dispite of KZbin suggesting me from last 6 8 months. Finally I am glad I saw it today. Superb content. 👍

[@user-vg1gw4ht5f]

This was so informative and well-done, thank you.

[@wojiaobill]

"I was expecting something bigger" Yeah I've heard that before

[@yt-sh]

r/suicidebywords

[@animegenre9224]

I said that alot

[@MikeSandoval100]

Intant flashback... o.O !

[@revathiraghavan5214]

This video is wow ! Her approach of explaining stuffs makes it more interesting. For someone normal to watch a 20 min video with full interest ...the person speaking should be enthu enough and the visuals they used is amazing

[@TheVivienne1990]

That’s unexpected amount of joy and excitement in this video

[@somewherefaraway3093]

I'm obsessed with this series 😭💖

[@Spike.SpiegeI]

it really is amazing everything that has to happen in a matter of seconds for a text to send or a webpage to load and most of us just take it for granted. Imagine trying to explain this to someone in 1850 or even 1950. It would sound like complete science fiction.

[@amanpreetsingh6503]

She seems too happy it’s stressing me.

[@asd545a]

lol

[@intravenousradio]

Nobody is actually that enthusiastic during the pandemic. She must not be human.

[@luciferfallenangel666]

Me too

[@gowtham0101]

Haha

[@ryuzinsama1945]

@@intravenousradio its uploaded on 8 jan so no lockdown during that time lol

[@vishesh_bhardwaj]

Just telling truth : I am quite jealous of her , that how amazingly she presented the whole internet working and how much engaging this video was . I Envy her video editing and presenting skill . R.I.P me

[@humilulo]

nice video! Cloe, your vids show so much skill! one correction tho.. internet is a luxury for 99% of us. sure, a few depend on it. but 99% of dependencies are luxuries. but oh well, still a very nice intro video on this topic.

[@gettingyanger1785]

When Chris said " You're not taking me?", I felt that

[@cucuraki5913]

I haven't really been interested in things that make our civilization more connected and making our communication simpler. but I'm glad I still pushed myself little harder to not lose any attention. I still imagining myself existing near to nature, because it's just my way of life. but work you've done is just beyond incredible Thank you indeed Vox.

[@mobidick5823]

Good luck random dude.

[@detector_aryan]

Yes because at the end all these artificial stff will get destroyed And nature will win

[@axelortega7848]

But you are using Internet..😅

[@gugulothusudhakar710]

Hi

[@gamer-px5cu]

Nature apparently wants you to be naked, stop using clothes and technology and go back in the woods...

[@ubserrano8180]

Such a good explanation, great job guys! Keep it coming.

[@ShaharHarshuv]

This has been surprisingly thorough

[@djknight00]

Guy: *stutters* Her: that's poetic

[@Chair576]

No-one : .... Vox : Glad u asked! Everyone : thats intresting....

[@ebubeawachie]

That SubCom first officer feeling so cool with the Walkie talkie and the gloves sticking out the back pockets, those cool glasses and the helmet. Ratting out the figures of the ship and she says “Wow😳😳🤯🤯” then he responds with “Yeah😏😎”.

[@remixtap8829]

Firstly, you are be favourite type of people that I like ❤ them because as you explain this internet theory so easy and practical manner that was amazing 👏 🤩 🎉🎉 and The energetic expression, explanation was mind blowing.

[@StartupTV]

Great video! Love the graphics integrated into the shots and how it breaks down something so abstract into something digestible. Looking forward to more.

[@celj92]

Her at the end: "our connections have never been virtual. They re physical" That line aged pretty bad ma'am

[@franklop4276]

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[@SachinNath-dj4lk]

Sorry I didn't get this...

[@legendz6942]

Explain

[@celj92]

@@legendz6942 pandemic routine with zoom calls etc

[@hareeshravis1919]

this is the best video for how internet works btw good job VOX

[@neethch]

That’s an absolutely stunning video. Good creative work and great editing skills. Truly this video is very informative and eye-catching. Looking forward for many more such good videos from you. Good luck and God Bless for your future, life and career.......

[@JeandrePetzer]

Just recently two of these cables supplying access to South Africa had breaks in them, and due to heavy winds, the ship sent to repair them couldn't go out yo repair it. So we were left with extremely limited, congested, and slow Internet access to anything outside of the country. Think pings high enough to not be able to play your online games. We need more backbones to countries like this. Honestly.

[@ersandy4u]

This is very well done. I hold Masters in Telecom and Computer Network Engineering and I feel this video should be part of the Telecom 101 classes.

[@Avenger-bd2fs]

Wow !!! The passion that went into this video is inspiring.