You type them a hundred times a day, but the part that says who really owns a site hides in plain sight. Learn to read it and you'll spot fake links for life.
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Definitions
Tech terms explained in plain English. Short, clear, and jargon-free.
4 min
What Is a URL? (A Backwards Address)
3 min
What Is the Cloud? (Someone Else’s Computer)
It sounds soft and far away, like your files float in the sky. They don't. The cloud is a real machine in a building you'll never see, and that changes how you should think about it.
6 min
What Is DHCP? (Your Network’s Front Desk)
Something has to hand out room numbers so nobody double-books a suite. Meet the network's front desk.
5 min
What Is an IP Address? (A Backwards Mailing Address)
Every device on the internet has an address, just like your house. The twist? It's written back-to-front compared to what you'd expect.
5 min
What Is DNS? (The Internet’s Contacts List)
You don't remember phone numbers anymore. You tap a name in your contacts. Turns out, the internet doesn't remember numbers either. That's the whole job of DNS.