The Internet (also known simply as the Net) can be briefly understood as "a network of networks". Specifically, it is the worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP). It consists of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and governmental networks, which together carry various information and services, such as electronic mail, online chat, file transfer, and the interlinked Web pages and other documents of the World Wide Web.

Contrary to some common usage, the Internet and the World Wide Web are not synonymous: the Internet is a collection of interconnected computer networks, linked by copper wires, fiber-optic cables, wireless connections etc.; the Web is a collection of interconnected documents, linked by hyperlinks and URLs. The World Wide Web is accessible via the Internet, along with many other services including e-mail, file sharing and others described below.

Creation of the Internet

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@bigslim3k only if your computers have N nic cards.....and you have super fast internet
vic811_C4 (Victor Rachael) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:26:31 -0000
@bigslim3k only if your computers have N nic cards.....and you have super fast internet
Didn't know computers could be funny! The internet failed to load and it just said "Well, this is embarrassing!" -too fucking right.
LoveBoatJoe (Jamie Brownson) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:25:53 -0000
Didn't know computers could be funny! The internet failed to load and it just said "Well, this is embarrassing!" -too fucking right.
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