# Internet

* Internet is a type of [Public ](https://app.gitbook.com/@mudassirs46/s/network-fundamentals/~/drafts/-MRZ4cjfS8UXyANv_uLC/types-of-network)[Network](https://app.gitbook.com/@mudassirs46/s/network-fundamentals/~/drafts/-MRZ4cjfS8UXyANv_uLC/about-this-site) that does not belong to any single entity.
* It is an interconnection of Service Providers where we can offer services to others & take services from others.
* Internet is the largest [WAN](https://app.gitbook.com/@mudassirs46/s/network-fundamentals/~/drafts/-MRZ4cjfS8UXyANv_uLC/wan) as it connects all the continents and the almost entire globe.
* There are different ways to provide an Internet connection at home by using different [types of Internet Connections](https://app.gitbook.com/@mudassirs46/s/network-fundamentals/~/drafts/-MRZ4cjfS8UXyANv_uLC/types-of-internet-connections)
* The Internet/Networks works together with the help of [Internet Standards & Protocols](https://app.gitbook.com/@mudassirs46/s/network-fundamentals/~/drafts/-MRZ4cjfS8UXyANv_uLC/internet-standard-and-protocols).

## References:

RST Notes