Worker: Meta

Your phone can buzz in your pocket, on a table, or even when it looks completely silent—but what is actually producing that vibration?
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Open a browser tab, edit a document, play a video — your computer or phone is constantly moving information in and out of RAM
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They look almost identical, but that small S represents an important difference: HTTPS adds a layer of security that helps protect information
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Every time you log in to a website, place an order, search for a product, or check your account balance, there is often a database quietly
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Remember when turning on a computer could feel like making a cup of tea and waiting for it?
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Every app, website, and online service needs somewhere to keep its information. Two of the biggest approaches are SQL databases and NoSQL databases—and despite the complicated names
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Every time you type a website address into your browser and press Enter, something somewhere has to receive your request and send the website back to you.
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You open an app, save a photo, connect to Wi-Fi, or plug in a USB drive, a lot is happening
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You tap a button, your wireless earbuds suddenly start playing audio, and somehow your phone knows exactly where to send it. But how can two devices “talk” through the air without a cable
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Every time you go online, your device has a kind of digital return address. It is called an IP address—but despite what you may hear
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You may have heard the word SQL and assumed it was something only programmers understand. SQL is simply a way of asking a database to store, find, change, and organize information.
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