How does the internet actually transmit information globally?

The internet is like a giant, worldwide message relay game where everyone can send and receive notes all at once.

Imagine you and your friends are passing notes in class, but instead of just passing them to the person next to you, you're sending them across the room, down the hall, through the school, and even to kids on the other side of the world. That's kind of how the internet works, it sends messages, or data, from one place to another using special roads called wires and air signals.

When you send a message online, like a text or an image, it gets broken into tiny little pieces called packets. These packets are like notes that are passed along from computer to computer, bouncing from one friend's desk to another, all the way to their destination, just like your note might go through several hands before reaching its final friend.

The internet uses really fast ways to move these messages. Some use wires that are underground or on poles, and others use radio waves in the air. These different roads help your message get there quickly, just like how you might sprint across the room to deliver a note instead of walking slowly!