
56 Networking Explained, Second Edition
1. Please begin by defining the Internet.
OK. We’ll try. Defining the Internet today is a bit more problematic, though, than it was
several years ago. Its definition varies from person to person. For example, during its early
years, the Internet was defined as a collection of computer networks based on a specific set
of network standards, namely, TCP/IP. This was the definition we gave in Chapter 1. Other
users, however, whose focus might be on the information they have acquired or the people
with whom they have communicated, might define the Internet as a global collection of
diverse resources, or as an electronic ...