Don’t Be A Billy
Q: Just what is the Internet?
It is one vast network, made up of my machine(s), your machine(s), and everyone else’s machine(s). They “talk” to each other over the telephone lines.
Websites? They are just text documents sitting on a machine that has been configured to be a “server” (no special trick) – this “server” could be my old Pentium-III that I keep in my basement; or a expensive, specialty model in a back room at GigantiCorp; or some hacker’s laptop. Most of the time, they’re pages stored on a Hosting company’s “servers”, which they rent out to people.
So, yes– if you go online you are “networked” — with the servers at your ISP, and hundreds of thousands of machines in every country on the globe. The Internet is populated with every type of person there is — good, bad, and indifferent. Please, remember this, and practice safe surfing!
I both laughed at, and thoroughly agreed with this video. Two thumbs up!
“In this digital age, we are all connected, and each of us plays an important role in securing cyberspace.”
It Is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Folks, to find out more, and connect to more educational resources like this video, click here.
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• About Tech Paul
I am a Retired computer & network technician. I used to think the machines were pretty cool. Now I don’t.
They’re anything but.
I regularly posted how-to’s and tricks & tips and general computing advice here starting in 2007. (Use the Search tool to find answers. But be aware, many are rather dated.) Sometimes I answered (your) specific questions in an article if I believed the answer was generally helpful to “everyone”. All the writing you see was my own, typos and all. There always is/was an implied “IMHO” in what you see here.
Note: You are responsible for using this blog and its content. I am in no way liable for any losses caused by user error, viruses and/or other malware, hardware or software failure, or any other conceivable reason.
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