Does the internet still go on even without a computer? Like what was all this data before we put names to it and made it into stuff? Can you access the internet without a computer?

The internet is simply a network of computers. No, if we did not have computers the internet would not function. We need tons of computers that run in the background just to serve web pages and host the addresses of websites.

>>16707514

Data is just information and we store it on computers using millions of tiny switches called transistors that are flipped to "on" or "off" to represent a 1 or a 0. We use the binary numeral system to do this.

So we can make larger numbers by combining 1s and 0s as switches for numbers with a base of 2.

So the first switch is 2 to the power of 0 (just 1) the second switch is two the power of 1 (2) the third switch is 2 to the power of 2 (4 or 2*2) all added together.

So to get 19 we would turn on three switches:

128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

1 + 2 + 16 = 19

We can make any number this way, and then we can use these numbers to represent anything. The letters of the alphabet, for example. Websites like these use a code called ASCII to turn letters into numbers, a number for each letter of the alphabet, which then gets turned into 1s and 0s and beamed between computers through copper wires, fiber optic cables, satellites, even underwater cables.

We can use numbers to represent the color of pixels and draw images, layer these images into videos, to represent sound waves for voice and music, just about anything. All this data, information, is just 1s and 0s presented in different ways. Programmers use programming languages to give instructions to computers in a way that computers can understand.

We used to program computers manually with actual switches to manually input 1s and 0s. Now we have higher level programming languages that allow us to use natural human language like Python to write instructions for computers. I think programming is a lot of fun, maybe you would enjoy it, it can also pay good money if you are decent at it. You can learn for free online and download everything you need to write software for free online.

Thanks for asking I love talking about computers, pretty amazing that flipping 1s and 0s allow us to communicate across the planet.

>>16707509 (OP)
Nigerians, always pushing the state of the con-art.

>>16707509 (OP)
The short answer is no.
Internet: interconnected computer networks, to enable remote access of computing power and electronic data.
To your question "Like what was all this data before ..." -- 1st) it wasn't in electronic form and 2nd) much of it didn't exist.

>>16707530
AI post

>>16707665

No, I am a real human being. This is how intellectuals speak, using legible grammar and speaking authoritatively on subjects they are informed on.

In fact, I've made a living as a writer for six years and put special care into the craft of writing. You are an anti-intellectual who thinks it is wrong to speak intelligently in a way that is clear and concise.

I put effort and care into answering the question posed in a way that is useful and educational, as that is exactly what the user requested.

>>16707692
Where to updoot this?

>>16707509 (OP)
Hm. Interesting guy...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Emeagwali