Windows Service host process Svchost.exe

I noticed the led for the player on my laptop will regularly when I was not using the machine and checked the Task Manager.  There were 12 instances of the operation above... local 6, 3 network and system 3.  What is svchost.exe?  Why so many running instances?  Should I be worried?

Take a look on...

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-is-Svchost-exe

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