The Internet: How It Works And How It Effects The World

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IP (Internet Protocol), which enabled traffic to be
routed from one net to another as needed. All the networks connected by IP
in the Internet speak IP, so they can all exchange messages." (Levine 12)

Even though there were only two networks at that time, IP was made to allow
thousands of networks. The IP is designed so that every computer on an IP
network is compatible. That means any machine can communicate with any
other machine.

The Internet, also called the Net, is the world's largest computer network.
The Internet is the "network of all networks." (Levine 7) The networks are
connected to big companies like AT&T, as well as to home computers.
About 1,000 networks join each month.

Every computer that is attached to the Internet is called a host. Hosts
can be super computers with thousands of users, regular PC's with only a
couple of users, or specialized computers, like routers that connect
networks together or to terminal servers that let terminals dial in ...

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