The Internet & WWW
The internet and the world wide web are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing.
The Internet
- The internet refers to the global network of computers and other electronic devices connected together through a system of routers and servers
- It is the infrastructure that allows us to send and receive information, including email, instant messaging, and file transfers
- The internet also provides access to other services such as online gaming, video streaming, and cloud computing
The World Wide Web
- The world wide web, or simply the web, is a collection of websites and web pages that are accessed using the internet
- It was created in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee, who envisioned it as a way to share and access information on a global scale
- The web consists of interconnected documents and multimedia files that are stored on web servers around the world
- Web pages are accessed using a web browser, which communicates with web server to retrieve and display the content
