How does the Internet work?

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How does the Internet work?

By: Paolo G. Montecillo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
11:31 pm | Saturday, October 1st, 2011

The internet has become such a ubiquitous part of everyday life that virtually no one ever cares to really wonder how it works.
People have a vague idea of what the Internet is: A massive collection of computers around the world that send data to each other over phone lines. People visualize this in their minds and see wires criss-crossing one another, so we call it the “web.”