What Technologies is Data Dependent On?
Summary
In this section, we've looked at the history and inner workings of the Internet.
For computers to be able to communicate and exchange data, they need to follow the same set of rules—what’s known as protocols. In this context—when we're talking about the Internet—HTTP, HTML and TCP/IP are among the most important.
In recent years, cloud computing has increasingly become a more important part of the way we use the Internet. The cloud allows you to move processing and storage from local infrastructure to machines on the Internet. We already use a lot of cloud-based software and services, and going forward, we'll only see more and more of it.
Let's see what you've learned about how the Internet works: