links - internet-big picture

Some good sites for the overviews of how it all works.

Basics

How the Internet Works http://www.exn.ca/nerds/internet.cfm "... like a sleek sports car, there's a lot of complex engineering behind the World Wide Web. This page will help give you a bit of an understanding of what's going on when you type in a web address." EXN : 2007
Who Invented the Web? http://www.livinginternet.com/w/wi.htm "In the 1980s, the Web itself was invented by Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau in Europe, and then rapidly spread around the world ..." Living Internet : 2009

For want of a file, the net was lost http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6263501.stm Will the net be robust enough to cope with all the calls we will make on it in the future. Bill Thompson : January 2007

Internet FAQ Archives http://www.faqs.org/faqs/ "This archive contains Usenet Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) postings in HTML format and in text format." Also links to other archives and information. Advameg : 2009
Living Internet http://www.livinginternet.com/ "An elegantly organized tour of the Internet, both fun and informative, a rare combination!" Living Internet : 2009