The Darknet is an overlay network within the Internet that can only be accessed with specific software, configurations, or authorization and often uses a unique customized communication protocol. Two typical darknet types are social networks (usually used for file hosting with a peer-to-peer connection) and anonymity proxy networks such as Tor via an anonymized series of connections.

Computer Network Terms I

A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes. The computers use common communication protocols over digital interconnections to communicate with each other. The connections between nodes are established using either physically wired, optical, or wireless radio-frequency that may be arranged in various network topologies. The best-known computer network is the Internet.