Internet Governance Overview
Current Management and Proposed Reforms
The Internet is often described as a "network of networks" because it is not a single physical entity, but hundreds of thousands of interconnected networks linking 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, 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. For example, the IP number for the location…
