The telephone company is able to find another telephone because each telephone has a unique telephone number. Similar numbers called IP (Internet Protocol) numbers are used by the Internet. Every computer and server connected to the Internet has a unique IP number/address. Websites also have unique IP numbers so they can be found on the host server. Websites have a domain name
(e.g. http://www.doawebsite.com) because names are easier to remember but it is the website IP number that is used by the Internet to find a website page.
How The Internet Works (IP No.)
The Internet
www.doawebsite.com
IP = 71.18.66.115
Typical Home PC
IP = 66.169.179.172
NOTE: You can access a website by using the IP number instead of the domain name. For example use http://71.18.66.115 to access www.doawebsite.
