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the internet's success relies on the network addressing system. this system ensures that each computer in the system has a unique identification and has other computers in the system with which it can network for the transfer of information. the system does not rely on the central computer. each computer in the system determines the best path along which to send information to another computer. for given computer on the network, information has the option to travel along several different routes. before a computer passes on information, it investigates available routes and choose the quickest and most efficient route to take. the computer sends information along the chosen route. if for some reason it does not succeed, the computer re-examines the network map to find an alternate path. it simultaneously alerts all other computers in the network to avoid that route