# 1.什么是互联网计算机？

互联网计算机（IC）为开发者、组织和企业提供一个计算基础设施，从而构建部署安全、自主且可信的软件程序。在IC的开放平台上，软件和服务是直接在互联网上运行的，而传统的云和分布式架构中，是运行在私有的基础设施或者特定的托管服务里。

作为应用开发者，你可以理解IC提供了以下关键的基础设施：

* 一个让通用计算任务在互联网上直接运行的**开发通信协议**
* 一个连接**独立计算中心**的分布式**网络**，为计算任务提供计算能力，例如硬件、CPU、内存等
* 一个运行软件应用的**全球接入扩展平台**


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