The Internet

What is the Internet? The Internet is a global network connection of computers. It is a public network, neither controlled nor owned by any single person or entity. There is no central storage location of information transmitted via the Internet, nor is there a universal channel of communication. Instead, each separate computer or network “independently … exchange[s] communications and information with other computers.” Essentially, it is “a vast collection of computer networks which form and act as a single huge network for transport of data and messages … .”