Global network of networks connecting many millions of computers Currently, the Internet has more than 30 million users world wide, and that number is growing rapidly More than 100 countries are linked into exchanges of data, news and opinions on Web servers Unlike online services, which are centrally controlled, the Internet is decentralised by design Each Internet computer, called a host, is independent Its operators can choose which Internet services to provide to its local users and which local services to make available to the global Internet community Remarkably, this anarchy by design works exceedingly well.
The interconnected network of networks that is sometimes referred to as the Information Superhighway The Internet is a loosely organized series of computer networks where no one network or computer is essential to the operation of the whole.
Worldwide system of interconnected networks and computers.
Internet.
Network of many networks that interconnect worldwide and use the Internet Protocol See the Internet FAQ 2 An internet describes more than one local network interconnected by bridges or routers See intranet and extranet.
Computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange.
Global network of computers.
The Internet is a super-network It connects many smaller networks together and allows all the computers to exchange information with each other To accomplish this all the computers on the Internet have to use a common set of rules for communication Those rules are called protocols, and the Internet uses a set of protocols called TCP/IP Many people equate the World Wide Web with the Internet In fact, the Internet is like the highway, and the World Wide Web is like a truck that uses that highway to get from place to place.