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title: "How does the internet work?"  
description: "A concise explanation of how the internet works around the world"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-12-05  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3447/how-does-the-internet-work  
category: "education, international"  
tags: ["internet", "technical", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How does the internet work?

![How does the internet work](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/aa205bb7-30fa-4521-a534-4eeb555c6436/images/033f0ff0-6f57-4256-8cbc-db16369fc84c.jpeg) ![How does the internet work](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/aa205bb7-30fa-4521-a534-4eeb555c6436/images/e8c93cb7-72eb-4f7a-9528-d843adfa795f.jpeg) The Internet works through a huge network of computers linked by cables, radio waves, and satellites that allows communication via data packets. ![How does the internet work](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/aa205bb7-30fa-4521-a534-4eeb555c6436/images/e8c93cb7-72eb-4f7a-9528-d843adfa795f.jpeg) The computer sends a bit data packet to a router, which uses the destination computer's IP address to determine the best route. ![How does the internet work](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/aa205bb7-30fa-4521-a534-4eeb555c6436/images/b6e126b0-6a09-4875-81c5-afe30f25a701.jpeg) Additionally, each bit contains either a 0 or a 1. ![How does the internet work](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/aa205bb7-30fa-4521-a534-4eeb555c6436/images/b6e126b0-6a09-4875-81c5-afe30f25a701.jpeg) Data packets travel through a series of routers and networks, each adding a header containing the IP address of the next router in the chain. ![How does the internet work](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/aa205bb7-30fa-4521-a534-4eeb555c6436/images/e8c93cb7-72eb-4f7a-9528-d843adfa795f.jpeg) Then data packets arrive at their destination computer, where they are reassembled, decrypted, and displayed.

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