HOW THE INTERNET WORKS

A simplified explanation of how the Internet works is that every computer and device that accesses the Internet has a unique label or Internet “address.”Internet software and protocols (rules of communication) enable a device to locate another device. For an instant, if you are on the web, you are familiar process of entering a Web address or Uniform Resource Locator (URL) such as www.lankasri.com to access a web site. But what do these letters mean, and where do they come from?