World Wide Web and Internet Tutorials

Learn how the Internet works and what it takes to get that cute picture to your browser...

How the Internet Works in 5 Minutes

The internet is not a fuzzy cloud. The internet is a wire, usually buried in the ground. Aaron Titus takes you on a journey, showing how your computer "talks" to the rest of the Internet.

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_LPdttKXPc

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Webonauts Internet Academy

Webonauts Internet Academy is on on-line game from PBS that gives kids 8 to 10 years old an opportunity to have some fun while exploring what it means to be a citizen in a web-infused‚ information-rich world.

The game teaches how to be safe and act respectfully online. The game addresses key issues central to good citizenship: identity, privacy, credibility and web safety.

How Search Works

Matt Cutts from Google explains how search engines work. Everything from spiders to quality ratings to the ads.

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNHR6IQJGZs

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The Total Number of Websites

How big is the Internet? How about almost a billion web sites!

This page shows the growth of the Internet and the year some of your favorite web sites first appeared.

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How does the Internet really work?

A slightly tongue-in-cheek explanation from the BBC.

Explore a Google data center

Wonder what "the cloud" really looks like. Here's a look at a Google data center, one you can explore yourself, on the web.

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avP5d16wEp0

Root Data Center

Here's another view of a data center. Who knew that the Internet included man traps, a kitchen, cooling towers, and bathrooms ... keeping your data secure and the tech people happy.