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Is there a simple yet informative analogy for how the Internet is structured?

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Is there a simple yet informative analogy for how the Internet is structured?

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The internet is structured like a map. But assume that every road is a cable, dsl, or dial-up line. Every highway is a really fast connection. Every city is a datacenter and major node. Each house is a server or website than can be accessed by “driving” on the “roads” of the internet.