How the Internet Works
You type https://www.minecraft.net/ into the browser. What happens next? Every question that we answer below has a protocol associated with it to decode what is needed for the next step. Internet protocols are layered, and they work together to get work done. Protocol: A format and rules for exchanging information. What is minecraft.net? The internet is a global network of computers, and for these computers to talk to each other, each one needs a unique address. This address takes the form of four numbers separated by dots — something like 192.0.2.1. These are called IP addresses, and the format supports around 4 billion unique addresses (2³², technically). ...