The Internet may best be compared to a/an

An internet may best compare to an online encyclopaedia or all kinds of books. Because as of today, people depend on internet, if they have assignments or research, they will use internet to search for the answers. Before, if a person has an assignment, he will look for a book and read it to find the answer. But now, with just one click, all the possible answers are shown. Internet contains most information that a person needs, like dictionary meaning, history, vocabulary, science, mathematics, stories, poems and more.