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Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.14,0:00:08.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The World Wide Web,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.80,0:00:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you're likely watching this video,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.64,0:00:13.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is used by millions of people every day
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.25,0:00:14.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for everything from
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.21,0:00:15.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,checking the weather,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.34,0:00:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ordering food,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.40,0:00:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and chatting with friends
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.22,0:00:18.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to raising funds,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.30,0:00:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sharing news,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.32,0:00:21.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or starting revolutions.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.12,0:00:24.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We use it from our computers, our phones, even our cars.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.33,0:00:25.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's just there,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.50,0:00:27.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all around us, all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.05,0:00:28.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what is it exactly?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.72,0:00:32.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well first of all, the World Wide Web is not the Internet,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.05,0:00:34.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even though the terms are often used interchangeably.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.90,0:00:37.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Internet is simply the way computers connect to each other
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.61,0:00:39.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to share information.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.47,0:00:41.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the Internet first emerged,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.14,0:00:44.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,computers actually made direct calls to each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.16,0:00:46.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, networks are all around us,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.43,0:00:49.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so computers can communicate seamlessly.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.02,0:00:50.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The communication enabled through the Internet
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.76,0:00:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has many uses,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.86,0:00:54.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as email, file transfer, and conferencing.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.80,0:00:56.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the most common use
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.19,0:00:57.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is accessing the World Wide Web.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.100,0:01:00.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think of the Web as a bunch of skyscrapers,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.61,0:01:02.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each representing a web server,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.53,0:01:05.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a computer always connected to the Internet,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.62,0:01:08.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,specifically designed to store information and share it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.45,0:01:10.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When someone starts a website,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.14,0:01:12.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are renting a room in this skyscraper,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.69,0:01:14.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,filling it with information
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.24,0:01:15.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and linking that information together
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.94,0:01:18.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in an organized way for others to access.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.87,0:01:20.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The people who own these skyscrapers
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.65,0:01:22.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and rent space in them
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.03,0:01:23.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are called web hosts,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.37,0:01:24.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but anyone can set up a web server
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.89,0:01:27.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the right equipment a bit of know-how.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.20,0:01:29.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's another part to having a website,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.16,0:01:30.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without which we would be lost in the city
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.99,0:01:33.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with no way of finding what we need.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.43,0:01:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the website address,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.06,0:01:36.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which consists of domain names.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.66,0:01:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like with a real life address,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.40,0:01:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a website address lets you get where you want to go.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.33,0:01:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The information stored in the website
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.20,0:01:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is in web languages,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.74,0:01:46.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as HTML and JavaScript.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.87,0:01:48.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we find the website we're looking for,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.78,0:01:52.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our web browser is able to take all the code on the site
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.03,0:01:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and turn it into words, graphics, and videos.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.08,0:01:57.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't need to know any special computer languages
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.53,0:02:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the web browser creates a graphic interface for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.32,0:02:02.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in a lot of ways,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.78,0:02:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the World Wide Web is a big virtual city
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.28,0:02:06.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we communicate with each other
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.89,0:02:08.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in web languages,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.26,0:02:10.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with browsers acting as our translators.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.62,0:02:12.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just like no one owns a city,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.87,0:02:14.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no one owns the Web;
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.33,0:02:15.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it belongs to all of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.95,0:02:17.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyone can move in and set up shop.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.78,0:02:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We might have to pay an internet service provider
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.84,0:02:21.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to gain access,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.47,0:02:23.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a hosting company to rent web space,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.37,0:02:25.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a registrar to reserve our web address.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.86,0:02:27.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like utility companies in a city,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.95,0:02:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these companies provide crucial services,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.98,0:02:31.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in the end,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.37,0:02:32.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not even they own the Web.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.99,0:02:34.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what really makes the Web so special
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.82,0:02:36.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lies in its very name.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.62,0:02:37.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Prior to the Web,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.95,0:02:39.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we used to consume most information
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.53,0:02:41.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a linear fashion.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.03,0:02:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a book or newspaper article,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.86,0:02:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each sentence was read from beginning to end,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.28,0:02:46.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,page by page,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.83,0:02:49.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a straight line until you reached the end.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.53,0:02:51.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that isn't how our brains actually work.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.57,0:02:53.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each of our thoughts is linked to other thoughts,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.86,0:02:55.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,memories, and emotions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.57,0:02:58.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a loose interconnected network, like a web.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.61,0:03:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the World Wide Web,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.32,0:03:04.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,understood that we needed a way to organize information
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.52,0:03:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that mirrored this natural arrangement.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.85,0:03:09.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the Web accomplishes this through hyperlinks.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.62,0:03:11.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By linking several pages within a website
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.89,0:03:14.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even redirecting you to other websites
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.16,0:03:16.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to expand on information or ideas immediately
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.95,0:03:18.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as you encounter them,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.45,0:03:19.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hyperlinks allow the Web
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.52,0:03:22.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to operate along the same lines as our thought patterns.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.52,0:03:24.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Web is so much a part of our lives
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.66,0:03:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because in content and structure,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.52,0:03:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it reflects both the wider society
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.68,0:03:30.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our individual minds.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.81,0:03:32.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it connects those minds
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.57,0:03:34.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,across all boundaries,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.27,0:03:36.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only enthnicity, gender, and age
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.18,0:03:37.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but even time and space.