Harold Jackson
What is ICP / Internet Computer
What is the Internet Computer?
The Internet Computer (IC) is the only general-purpose blockchain that runs decentralized apps at web speed.
It is the World Computer that can replace traditional IT and enable a new generation of Web3 apps and services running entirely on-chain.
The Architecture of the IC
The Internet Computer Protocol runs on servers with standardized hardware, which we call nodes. Nodes are distributed globally and hosted in independent data centers to ensure fault tolerance and decentralization. Nodes are grouped together into subnets, where each subnet constitutes its own blockchain that makes progress independently of the other subnets, resulting in unprecedented performance and scalability in the blockchain space. All subnets are connected and orchestrated by the Internet Computer Protocol to give rise to the Internet Computer.