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The Internet
How the Network Works
Addresses, protocols and the terms people mix up.
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What does HTTP stand for?
The Internet
The network everyone uses and few can describe.
The internet is used constantly by most of the planet and could be described accurately by very few of them, which matters because the vocabulary carries real consequences for privacy and security. This category covers what the network actually is, how addresses and domain names work, the difference between the internet and the web, and the terms, bandwidth, server, protocol, that get used interchangeably but are not. It also covers open source and its role. The explanations describe the mechanism plainly and correct the most common conflations.
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How the Network Works
Addresses, protocols and the terms people mix up.
3 medium
7 min each
3 quizzes in The Internet
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The Internet
How Online Security Works
Phishing, second factors, ransomware and why length beats punctuation in a password.
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Phishing is best described as what?
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The Internet
How the Web Was Built
Packets, CERN, HTML and the browser that turned a physics tool into a mass medium.
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Packet switching, the idea underneath the internet, works by doing what?
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About The Internet quizzes
How many The Internet quizzes are there?
3 published quizzes in this subject, 30 questions in total. Every one is researched, written and checked by hand.
How hard are they?
All 3 are rated medium. Difficulty is about how obscure the answers are, not how fast you have to be — there is no timer on any quiz.
How long does one take?
Each one runs about 7 minutes. Playing every the internet quiz would take roughly 21 minutes.
Which one should I start with?
"How the Network Works" is the gentlest way in — 10 questions, about 7 minutes, rated medium.
Do I need an account?
No. Every quiz is free and playable straight away. An optional free account only saves your scores across devices.
Do you explain the answers?
Yes — every question has a short explanation of why the right answer is right, shown the moment you answer, whether you got it or not.