The Internet

Indeed, one of the most well known networks in the world may be one you use every day, the Internet. While the Internet is a very complicated network, it is nothing more then a collection of millions of computers and other devices, connected via a complex set of network connections. When connected together, these devices can share information between one another. When you access a web page for example, you are merely accessing a computer somewhere in the world that is hosting that web site. And thanks to standardized networking protocols, the Internet allows us to access millions of resources in mere seconds. Protocols ensure these computers are following the same set of rules, allowing them to work together.