35 facts and figures on the Internet Everyone should know
You use every day, but do you know what it means?
Whether for school, work, discussion with friends, meeting, GPS navigation, recreation research, Netflix, "Wikipedia holes", find search restaurants and rankings on Yelp, or Any other essential task, you use Internet literally every day. And yet, for those who are not tech gurus Gurus or Genius Bar Staffers, our large global communications network can always stay a mystery.
Well, it's high time to lift this shroud. Surprising debuts from the World Wide Web to the latest tips Hackers (and Internet companies) Trust users, here are 35 amazing facts about the greatest technological innovation in history that every citizen with the exception should probably be aware . And if you find yourself trouble surfing the web,That's why your computer is so slow.
1 Internet is actually a pile of cables
While you think about the Internet as bits of data that floats effortlessly in ether, it is much more complicated than that. The Internet providers have first had to put hundreds of thousands of thin hair cables around the world over the decades.These cables are going through continents, through our deep seas, in our homes and workspaces. Sometimes it takes a brave diver to repair them whenTerrifying sea creatures Get crafts in the late evening. And for more wisdom of high technology, which areThe best office desk media to optimize your productivity.
2 The first website has never increased in 1991
Tim Berners-Lee had a genius stroke in August 1991. In honor of the World Web project, Berners-Lee set up the world's leading website, which educates users on how to create their own websites using the same process it has done. It also explains hypertext (links to other sites or pages on the web,As those connections hereAnd how to use it. You can view history or even visit the innovative website itself, just about it.connect.
3 You can travel time with the navigate machine
Well, sorta. The web is a mystical place that allows you to explore so that you can not be in the real world. Imagine that you can choose an hour and a place and with the game of your fingers, look at it frozen in time? Well, with theInternet Archives: Navigational Machine you can do it! This site allows viewers to choose a place (er, web address) and an hour that it was active to see what it looked like at the time. Even if the site has deleted, you can always see cache pages from when it was active. And for more explosions of the past, remember the20 beloved television rooms from the 90s you have completely forgotten.
4 Internet was designed more than 100 years ago
Although it is difficult to reality that invented the Internet, we know that scientists from around the world were studying and studied it more than a hundred years ago. Since electricity had been discovered,thinkers As Nikola Tesla, Paul Ootlet and Vannevar Bush have been able to deduce that we could exploit the power of the electrons to communicate with the other wireless. Unfortunately, they lacked technology to reach the feat themselves, but it was their theorization that led today's technology. This is true: you can thank Tesla, the most well-known inventor in the world, for the ability to watch cute puppies screaming with firefighters.
5 Tesla predicts smartphones in the early 1900s
Speaking of the most notorious inventor in history, in 1926, Tesla iscited giving a detailed prediction of what the smartphone has become today: "We can communicate instantly, whatever the distance. Not only this, but ... we will see and we will do it as perfectly that if we were confronted Face ... the instruments by which we can do itswill be incredibly simple compared to our current phone. A man will be able to wear one in his vest pocket. "Too many bad Tesla could not use that knowledge, well,invent The smartphone! And if you prefer to go back to a free time without phone, here is20 ways of Genius kill time without smartphone.
6 The first webcam was created to check coffee
In 1991, students at the University of Cambridge of England were sick and tired of getting up for aCup of coffee Only to discover that the pot was empty. The solution? They set up a webcam that was hooked at each desktop computer in the office. He would monitor the coffee maker by taking a picture each second (an early instance of 1 "frame per second" or "fps"). He has ironically predominated the web and has been connected through cables.
7 You are not as incognito you can think that you are
Private navigation is not as private as you thought and recentlyUnited States todayThe investigation proves it. Modes like this (Google Incognito is a popular) Wipe the sites you visit as well as all saved information such as usernames or passwords, but it only cleans your own computer. Your story is still visible for your Internet Service Provider (ISP), so if you browse the Wi-Fi connection of your work, they can still see the sites you spend your time. Perhaps closing fromFacebook Next time you are clock?
8 You can check if the connection of a website is secure
Have you ever had a computer crash because your grandmother thought she had just had to download the coupon "Everything is free free time"? Do not worry, we know it was not really grammed, but your secret is safe with us. To browse safely, you can check which websites have a secure connection by looking to the left of the address bar or the URL. If you see a padlock (đź”’), the connection between the site and your PC is safe. Click on it to see which cookies (data cache code, which we will explain momentarily) the site also uses. Always,You should always avoid sharing personal information on the Web.
9 Web cookies leave a crumb track on your IP address
Have you ever wondered what these things called cookies are? These are not virtual bakery products, but are rather a way that websites can monitor the use of the website on your computer. It helps websites decide which ads to display or remember your username for a next next login visit. Even though cookies say websites some things about your navigation habits, they do not really retreat it to your personal name. They follow it at your IP address, which is like the birth name of your computer. Only inserious legal cases Or if you use a work computer, can you be followed from you.
10 Fortif Is the most sought-after term in the country (right now)
Perhaps you live with a teenager, you teach children or attended a professional sport game where someone was doing "Orange Justice" on the megatron. If yes, the video gameFortif was probably burned in your brain a lot like this one was burned in Google's search engines: for the pastyearHe was the main term in states. If you are curious to know what Americans are curious, you can see using the Google Trends tool. Do not believe us? Check the mostCurrent research trends in the last 12 months for you!
11 The websites visited are ...
The world likes to use the internet for three reasons: satisfy their hungry spirits, watch videos and be virtually social with others. Not surprisingly, they do it via Google, YouTube, Facebook, Wikipedia and a site that you may not have heard of Baidu. Baidu is China's popular search engine and works very similar toGoogle. (Since 2014, Google has been inaccessible in China.) If you are wondering where as long as Internet users around the world like to pass or lose their time shameless, consult theTop 500 website visited worldwide, according to the final company Internet Analytics company Alexa.
12 Most Americans online store
Interested inOnline shopping statistics? Well, a popular figure indicates that 79% of US consumers close online. In 2000, however, this statistic was only a mother of 22% and since then she climbed to where she is today. This is probably due to popular websites such as Amazon, eBay and popular department stores like the target that haveCapitalized on our capitalism in America, thread approximately$ 504 million in revenue This year. (This number should only increase in the future.) You can buy 413 million people a bottle of water with this money! And to find out how to reduce your digital purchases, discover it from the40 things you should never buy online.
13 The pirates like to go "phishing" for scams
Phishing is a type of hacking where individuals create false e-mails of large companies to try to get internet users to share personal information. The best way to avoid getting scammed is to recognize when an email is an attempt at phishing (if the title or subject is "too good to be true", exciting or unrealistic). Do not send personal information via emails, including filling for forms that ask you to enter personal information such as credit card numbers, social security numbers, connections or passwords. If you do not dorce their bait, they can not catch their "phish!" And to ensure your safety of all kinds of phishing, brush on the40 scams people over 40 should stop falling.
14 The pizza is the most photographed food numerically
Pizza photos settle their way up graphics on Instagram. (Sorry, it was Ringard.) Really, however, the most common food that people present on their IG profiles are pizza. On aTelegraph reportIt's followed by sushi, entering second place. After that comes juicy steak, hamburgers and bacon like the most popular food art on the web.
15 T-Mobile has the fastest internet around
Many supplier providers of immaculate service providersrapid performance on the Net. But the slogan of T-Mobile, "the best carrier of Wireless has just been done better," is true to his word. He is currently studying research and implementation of technology that allows users to access 5G wireless. With this newly constructed cellular network, users might know speeds up to 600 megabits per second (Mbps). The bandwidth is measured in Mbps and is the amount of data that can travel on the Internet to your computer. The 600 Mbps speeds would mean that you will soon be able to download an entire HD movie in 7 seconds. Do not look like a shill, but maybe it's time to reconsider your wireless contract?
16 You can Stargaze inside
People complained for years that theInternet attracts us to our screens Instead of shooting us in the beautiful outside. Well, of course, now, more than ever, it can be true. But I mean come, who canRefuse to look in the sky without end at night? UsingGoogle's SKY tool, users can get lost in galaxies away, distant. You can also explore theMoon and Google's interactive map of past exploration. You can even visitMarch With and see the astronomically beautiful planet (which NASA has just landed a vehicle for the eighth time in history, by the way). So take your blankets and your laptop chargers!
17 Thousands of websites are hacked every day
With great power, great responsibility and a great temptation to use skills for evil. Peter Parker will not be able to save you this time.Strong reports that 30,000 websites are hacked every day. This is not a surprise, given the technological advances, which has allowed users to download destruction tools by clicking a button. Guides and manuals are available, so even the average JOE can acquire the ability to drop large sites. Make sure you protect yourself online.
18 Yahoo! Had the greatest violation of data in history
Speaking of hacking, giant internet yahoo! is currently known for having the greatest violation of the data in the internet history. In September 2016, Yahoo! The unfortunate goal of this violation was in the middle of a vast sale in Verizon. This attack left 3 billion yahoo! Vulnerable users. Passwords and usernames were unencrypted with safety questions and responses. As a result, Yahoo! Lost about $ 350 million in his sales price in Verizon.
19 There are different levels of intimacy on the net - use a VPN for more
No matter how many times you delete the history of your browser and erase your cookies, your computer always leaves a trace on the web. Websites can see that your computer has accessed its sites through your Protocol Internet address (IP). This is not your name, but always leaves you a trace to you. The solution to that? Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). You can use a VPN that has an infallible way to encrypt (or scramble your data.
20 You can cut tabs into chromes
Never try to focus on something, but some inapprovisioned ping will stop nowhere in particular? Or maybe you're at work when Jamie Curtis 'sound' Activia AD burst the troublesome silence? Well, now, in Google Chrome browsers, you can silence the tabs without having to close them. Simply search where tabs are and search for any tab that has a volume symbol. This is the tab that makes all this pesky noise, then right-click and choose "Mute Site" from the drop-down menu.Alto! You can now work in a silent peace.
21 Cybercrime will be beneficial by more than $ 1.5 billion in 2018
Online crooks earn $ 1.5 trillion a year As a whole by taking companies and users on the web. By aspiring vulnerable users around the world, these insidious hackers earn enough money collectively to match what France spends throughout its country in 1 year. The crooks use the Internet to do things like impelling businesses to steal personal information from consumers, "phish" with coercive emails or find ways to hide the benefits in the Extent of the World Wide Web. Be safe and make sure that the personal information you share are limited to trust and trust websites.
22 Twitter started getting out of a failed business
Many people do not knowHow Twitter was founded, A "plan B" at the risk of Noah glass in the podcasting arena, which was out of itself dominated by iTunes. Evan Williams, a former google staff member, has invested in a start-up called Odeo. Noah Glass had been the founder, but everyone involved in startup has decided to reduce their losses when Apple dominated the podcast industry. It was then that Jack Dorsey came with an idea, called Twttr, where everyone could share their "statuses" of their days live. Although the glass, Dorsey, and a man named Florian Weber do not receive the founder credit, they were the men who were behind the project that ended up becoming Twitter.
23 There are 2 billion more-users of Facebook
There was a moment when you can post on facebook and do not worry if your double-removed, grand-aunt Mildred comments from his Chihuahua profile. Facebook has gone from the original idea of ​​students who wanted a better way of socializing with his classmates at the high social media platform in the history of the Internet. Today, there are 2.27 billion users active on its site, accounting for about 35 percent of the world's population (out of the 53 percent of the population that is still active on the Internet).
24 Only a quarter of Global Internet users have all freedom
Shocking statisticsCollected by the organization of Freedomnet research showed that only 23 percent of users have been authorized without restriction, reign of the web in 2017. Among the countries that have been tested, 36 percent had no freedom and 28 percent were Partly free to surf the web (13 percent could not test). Research on free countries, such as the United States, still noted that if users can be free, they were still limited by other means. For example: journalists who receive death threats after display press articles, then grow quiet as a result.
25 Thousands of companies are spying with you
In 2018, Facebook was criticized the collection data of its user profiles. Beyond the knowledge of our tastes and aversions, or what ice cream flavor that we are, it also has data buys other companies in order to enjoy off the ads he tailors for us. It's a highly publicized affair ofThousands of companies who also spies.
26 This shortcut keyboard ease your Mind
Have you ever spent valuable time reading your way through a complete and long article, for accidentally closing out of it? No worries, simply press Ctrl + Shift + T and recover. This tip works in most internet browsers and can not just save time, but also could save your rage computer that followed losing these valuable minutes of research.
27 We will never miss out IP addresses
An IP address can look like this: 172.233.xxx.xxx. We never miss them like there are 100 IP addresses for each atom on the earth!The mathematical distribution Implied that our planet should turn off as in, the dead sun before we missed these unique identifiers. You can check yours by typing "which is my IP address" in the Google search bar.
28 You could be eligible for free internet!
Free internet! Read: Get your free internet here! You have heard. Some organizations, businesses and non-profit organizations have made their mission to help people connect. President Barack Obama also supportedThe Lifeline Program Proposed by the Federal Communications Commission, which provides telephony services and low-income families across the country. non-profit organizations aswww.everyoneon.org Assist users looking for their area for free Wi-Fi and public, but also work with users to determine if they are eligible to receive internet services at a reduced or free price.
29 The first photo never sent is a comedy band
Tim Berners-Lee, the same man who launched the first site in August 1991, decided to evaluate the possibility of uploading photos of the net. He worked in Switzerland at the time, he decided that a backstage of the band that a computer developer had seen recently would be appropriate. It was like an old instagram genios of technology!
30 Your wifi could probably be faster
We have all been there. It's a beautiful Sunday evening and you lookThe Haunting Of Hill House. Just before a large unveiling (no spoilers, we promise), the TV shows the greatest horror of all: the dreaded buffer screen. Well, do not be afraid! There is a solution: simple things like changing the location of your router, the cheap WiFi range extension installation, or disconnect non (smartphones that can be hung on the Wi-Fi connection, but it sleep) can come back to your frenzy in a short time.
31 Your wifi could probably be safer
Just as you can take these simple steps to accelerate wifi, you should also betaking actionTo make sure your Wi-Fi connection is safer too. These following steps can give you some peace of mind: to establish that your password is encrypted using the Wifi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2 or WPA3. In addition, the change as the default password that your Internet Service Provider has given you. Using the firewall help and even go as far as creating a separate guest account can help. In this way, you know FreeloAding Kid Tech-Savvy from your neighbor when they are grounded with their own Internet access.
32 Use an asterisk * symbol to help Lyrics Remembrance Word
You are waiting online for coffee and yourself striking bigger empty in the lyrical history: "Just a little girl from the city, Livin 'in a ... .. World» Zut !! What is that? "Livin 'in the world ... only? »No that's not it. Well, you can make sure that you never end up stuck in Journey (or any other group) purgatory again. Open a Google search, and put an asterisk instead of the word you cut. This research method works a term in a sentence that you can not complete and also helps make your results generated much more accurate.
33 You are no longer answering calls from older parents request tech tips
Although it is a stereotype that older people are not the savvist of technophiles, this is useful for everyone out there that is constantly finding up with friends and the family of a world of tech frustration. There are many online services, such asFORUM HARDWARE TOM, Which offer free and useful tips on a wide range of the most common problem of technology that can, frankly, to be solved with the "turn off and again under" panacea.
34 One of the NASCENT sites was a service avoid
The e-card sitewww.americangreetings.com At the top of the charts for sites with the most traffic in 2001. He finished 12th on the list among the giants like AOL and Yahoo!, Before Google had erased the graphics of the Internet. In today's world, you can never see small businesses like this captivating the minds of our connected world, but in 2001, it was fashionable. Other old big graphic names include Ask Jeeves, Wal-Mart, and eBay. And for digital relics, see these20 Once useful technologies you will never see anymore.
35 Press F12 to change or change the HTML or CSS code of any website
Try it right now: Press F12 and the development mode should appear. With this, you can do cool things like the color change of the website of the website, the font style, the title of each page, or the suppression text. Any modification are only temporary andaffect only what you see in your browser, So do not be too excited, MacGyver.
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