How the Message Travels
When you press "Send," your message goes into a post office, we call this a server. This post office sends the message on a special path called the internet, which is like a huge road made of many little roads, all connected together.
The message travels until it reaches the mailbox of the person you sent it to. That person gets a beep or a light on their computer saying, "You have mail!" Then they can open the mailbox and read your message, just like opening a real letter!
Sometimes the message might take a few stops along the way, but it always finds its way, just like a letter in the mail!
Examples
- A child sends a letter to their friend, who gets it the next day.
- A message is sent from one computer to another across town.
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See also
- What are networking protocols?
- How The Internet Changed Everything?
- How Can You Hear Music From A Phone On The Other Side Of The World?
- What is networking?
- What is Facebook?