The router takes the information you give it, and uses TCP/IP to send the packet to other routers. Eventually, the packet will get to a high - speed communication system called the Internet Backbone. The 'Information Super-highway' we keep hearing about is really a reference to the high-speed connections between a number of National Science Foundation sites. In the Indiana area, most packets make their way to the Internet backbone through the University of Illinois site. From here, packets are transferred to other routers via the IP addresses, until the packets eventually find the correct destination. All this often happens in seconds. The next time you get frustrated about how long it takes to view a web page, reflect on the process it took to get to your computer!