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What is the Internet and how does it work?
What is the Internet and how does it work? (Foundations of Digital Technology · 2026-10-05-54166 · What is the Internet?) — "The Internet is a global network c…
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- The Internet is a global network.
- It connects digital devices.
- Computers are connected to the network.
- Phones are connected to the network.
- Servers are connected to the network.
- Other digital devices are connected to the network.
- The connected devices communicate.
- Communication follows agreed technical rules.
- These technical rules are called protocols.
- Information is exchanged across the network.
- Information is divided into small units.
- The small units are called packets.
- Packets are transported across networks.
- Packets travel toward their destination.
- The packets reach their destination.
- The information is reconstructed at the destination.