How the Internet Really Works

Your entire digital existence is literally just light pulses traveling through glass strands at

the bottom of the ocean. It sounds sci-fi, but that is exactly how your router

connects you to the rest of the world. It is a massive physical web of

switches, modems, and fiber optics carrying your data. But hardware is

just cold metal without code. Programmers are the architects using languages like Python

to build the apps you cannot live without. Just remember, with all this connectivity

comes massive risk. Hackers are waiting for you to slip up, so take your privacy

seriously. The internet is a tool, not a toy, so stop clicking