From the report: "The
Internet is often described as a “network of networks” because it is not a
single physical entity
but, in fact, hundreds of thousands of interconnected networks linking hundreds
of millions of
computers around the world. Computers connected to the Internet are identified
by a unique Internet
Protocol (IP) number that designates their specific location, thereby making it
possible to send
and receive messages and to access information from computers anywhere on the Internet. Domain
names were created to provide users with a simple location name, rather than
requiring them to use a long list of numbers." Read more
