In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

[Q]: A virtual private network ( VPN ) extends a private network across a public network , and enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if their computing devices were directly connected to the private network .
[A]: A Virtual Private Network , or VPN is a set of technologies which are used to link computers to create a private network .

[Q]: Throughout her reign , the Queen has made hundreds of state visits to other countries and tours of the Commonwealth ; she is the most widely travelled head of state .
[A]: Since then , the Queen has made visits to most Commonwealth countries .

[Q]: The Burmese python ( " Python bivittatus " ) is one of the five largest species of snakes in the world ( about the fourth-largest as measured either by length or weight ) .
[A]:
The Python bivittatus ( or Burmese python ) is one of the fifth largest snakes in the world .