This is a podcast from the children's radio station Fun Kids. Listen on DAB digital radio across the UK or online at FuncidsLive.com.

Welcome along to the most inquisitive show in the whole world. This is a brand new edition of the Fun Kids Science Weekly. It's the show that doesn't just ask why, but also, well, I guess why not really.

And my name is Dan. Thank you so much for giving us a listen for being there on this journey

through to the deepest, darkest parts of the whole universe. Now on the show today, we'll talk about

one of the world's oldest creatures. It's nicknamed the living

fossil, because it was around while the dinosaurs were still alive. The problem is, it might not

be here for too much longer. You can find out why in a little bit. Also, we'll travel 60 light

years away, 60 light years to one of the most inhospitable planets ever and we'll find out how you can help

save a species. First, let's catch up with our gadget girl. This is techno mum. She's here to answer

all of your technology questions and today it's all about the internet and how you can get online

anywhere.

Techno Month fast files.

If you use the internet at home or school, you may have been using it with Wi-Fi.

But what is it?

Wi-Fi is a way for your computer to talk to other computers without wires connecting them together. Data is a word for information. On our computers there's loads of data.

It could be pictures, videos, words or music.

Inside your computer is a wireless adapter.

It turns the data into a radio signal and sends it out into the airwaves.

A router is a box that's looking out for data, and when it receives it,

it decodes the radio signal back into data

and then sends the information to the internet

using wires called Ethernet connections.

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