TheInternetis the global system of interconnected

computernetworksthat use theInternetprotocolsuite

(TCP/IP) to link billions of devices worldwide. It is
anetwork of networksthat consists of millions of private,
public, academic, business, and government networks of
localtoglobalscope,linkedbyabroadarrayofelectronic,
wireless,andopticalnetworkingtechnologies.TheInternet
carries an extensive range of information resources and
services, such as the inter-linkedhypertextdocuments
andapplicationsof
theWorldWideWeb(WWW),
electronicmail,newsgroups,voiceoverIPtelephony, and
peer-to-peernetworksforfilesharing.