THIS WEEK'S JOB // Learn how a Cold War experiment became the street your shop will stand on. (Book pages 31-42 in Mrs. Gaiser's book.)
THE THREE IDEAS
A network of networks
The internet is millions of computers agreeing to speak the same language, with no single computer in charge.
The web is not the internet
The internet is the wiring. The web (pages, links, browsers) is one thing that runs on the wiring, invented decades later.
What a server is
A server is just a computer that stays on and hands out files when asked. When your shop opens, a server will hand out yours.
ON YOUR LOT
Trace what happens in the two seconds after you type a web address and press Enter, in five steps or fewer.