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title: "How does the Internet work?"  
description: "How does the Internet work?"  
author: "Sandra Emily"  
published: 2022-04-29  
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category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "internet", "networking"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# How does the Internet work?

How does the Internet work?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

![How does the Internet work?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/833a1307-5146-4bc3-82e2-5a5155a9eb64/images/bcb2b4aa-9a29-409a-9c37-04023d26b62e.jpeg) **\**

- **The [internet](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94535/why-is-whatsapp-not-connecting-to-the-internet)** is a global computer network that connects connecting devices and sends a range of data and media. It uses an Internet Protocol (IP) and Transport Control Protocol (TCP)-based packet routing network
- TCP and IP work together to ensure that data transmission across the internet is consistent and dependable, regardless of the device or location.
- Data is delivered across the internet in the form of messages and packets. A message is a piece of data delivered over the internet, but before it is sent, it is broken down into smaller pieces known as packets.
- Internet Protocol (IP) and Transport Control Protocol (TCP) are used to transport these messages and packets from one source to the next (TCP). IP is a set of rules that control how data is transmitted from one computer to another via the internet.

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### Answer by user

Hello. As I know, it operates on a packet routing network that adheres to the Internet Protocol (IP) and Transport Control Protocol (TCP). TCP and IP work together to guarantee that data transmission over the internet is constant and dependable, regardless of the device or location.\
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