What is Internet

55debra · #1 (**permalink**) 05-25-11, 02:19

Hi!
I want to know that What is The proper definition of Internet?

77wmaster · #2 (**permalink**) 05-25-11, 03:47

The Internet is a massive network of networks, a networking infrastructure. It connects millions of computers together globally, forming a network in which any computer can communicate with another computer as long as they are both connected to the Internet. Information that travels over the Internet does so via a variety of languages known as protocols.

25DORIS · #3 (**permalink**) 05-25-11, 04:01

What is The Web (World Wide Web)?

LogenWilson · #4 (**permalink**) 05-25-11, 04:13

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Originally Posted by 25DORIS

What is The Web (World Wide Web)?

I would like to ask you an question, how did you heard about this forum?

WebMaster · #5 (**permalink**) 05-25-11, 04:17

Web or World Wide Web is a process to accessing information over the medium of the Internet. It is an information-sharing model that is built on top of the Internet. The Web uses the HTTP protocol, only one of the languages spoken over the Internet, to transmit data. Web services, which utilize HTTP to permit applications to communicate in order to exchange business logic, utilize the the Web to share information. The Web also utilizes browsers, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox, to access Web documents called Web pages that are linked to each other through hyperlinks. Web documents also contain graphics, sounds, text and video.

The Web is just one of the ways that information can be disseminated over the Internet. The Internet, not the Web, is also used for e-mail, which relies on SMTP, Usenet news groups, instant messaging and FTP. So the Web is just a portion of the Internet, albeit a large portion, but the two terms are not synonymous and should not be confused.

25DORIS · #6 (**permalink**) 05-25-11, 04:35

What are the difference between the Internet and World Wide Web?

valentine · #7 (**permalink**) 05-29-11, 07:46

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Originally Posted by 25DORIS

What are the difference between the Internet and World Wide Web?

World wide web is an data sharing model which is build on a platform called internet.
In a very simple way to distinguish both I will say "Internet is a restaurant and the world wide web is a popular dish of that restaurant."

Bod-Diego · #8 (**permalink**) 06-07-11, 20:06

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Originally Posted by 25DORIS

What are the difference between the Internet and World Wide Web?

Internet is networks of network.
WWW is way of accessing the information from this Internet.
Internet is large container and WWW is part of that container.