ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

100 Gigabit Ethernet

Okay kiddo, so you know how we use the internet to look up fun videos or ask Google questions? Well, when we do that, the information has to travel all the way from our device to the internet and back again. That's like a big game of telephone - the message has to pass through lots of different people and wires to get where it needs to go.

One of the ways we make that game of telephone go faster is by using something called Ethernet. It's like a special language that our devices and the internet can use to talk to each other. Think of it like having a secret code you and your friend can use to talk without anyone else understanding.

Now, most computers and phones use something called gigabit Ethernet. That means they can send and receive messages at a speed of one billion bits (which are the tiny pieces of information that make up a message) per second. That's really fast - like running a marathon in just a few seconds!

But sometimes, we need to go even faster. Imagine if you wanted to download a whole season of your favorite show in just a few seconds. That's where 100 gigabit Ethernet comes in. It's like using 100 times as many runners in the marathon - things can go super fast!

But to use 100 gigabit Ethernet, you need some really special equipment. You need bigger and better wires that can handle all that information zooming back and forth. It's kind of like needing a bigger hose to water your garden if you have a lot of plants to take care of.

So there you have it, 100 gigabit Ethernet is like a super-fast way for our devices to talk to the internet, but it needs some special equipment to make it work.