Are the Internet and the World Wide Web the Same Thing?
The Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW or Web) are not the same thing, though they are related. The Internet encompasses the Web, but it also encompasses other online protocols in addition to the Web. In basic terms, the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web is that the former is a massive system of connected international networks, while the latter is one type of service available within that network. The Internet began as a U.S. Defense project in 1973. The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) believed that a redundant, non-centralized, international network of computers could be vital for passing information along in the case of a nuclear disaster or other cataclysmic event. ARPA developed “packet technology” or the ability to send data across the network by breaking it up into discreet data packets, addressed to a unique machine on the network. Packets take various routes through the network, then reassemble themselves at the destination address. The common l
Nope. The Internet started in 1969 and is a network of networks. The World Wide Web, born in 1989, is a system of interconnected Web pages that you can access via the Internet. In the past couple of years, the Web has become the most common way of using the Internet, and more and more, Web browsers include traditional Internet technology. For example, you can send and receive e-mail from Netscape Navigator, and find Usenet newsgroups. On the other hand, you can find plenty of things other than the Web on the Net, such as instant message systems, multi-user games, and plain old email.
Fridays wouldn’t be the same without your newsletter, Mr. M. Thanks for being there for lunkheads like me. A. That’s an excellent question and one that hasn’t come up in awhile so it’s well worth revisiting. The Internet and the World Wide Web or WWW are not the same, though many people use the terms (incorrectly) interchangeably. The Internet is the global network of connected computers that communicate or “talk” to each other through existing communication routes, such as telephone lines and cable networks. The Web, on the other hand, uses the capabilities of the Internet to link and provide access to hundreds of millions of Web sites located on computers (hosts) worldwide. In other words, the Web is just one portion of the greater Internet. Other components of the Internet include email, newsgroups, chat, and FTP (file transfer protocol) locations, among others. Q. I’m using Internet Explorer and I’ve been trying to figure out how to use its Content Advisor for my small children, bu
February 22, 2008 · Published By Mr. ModemcloseAuthor: Mr. Modem Name: Mr. Modem Email: mrmodem@mrmodem.com Site: http://www.mrmodem.com/ About: Mr. Modem (Richard Sherman) is an author, syndicated columnist and technological humorist. President of Get-the-Net, Inc., Sherman is the creator and publisher of the award-winning computer-help newsletter “Ask Mr. Modem!” (www.MrModem.com). With subscribers in 38 countries, Mr. Modem provides geekspeak-free computer and Internet tips, Web site profiles, virus and hoax alerts, news and related information, all presented with his unique sense of humor. He has appeared on more than 400 radio and TV talk shows, and currently co-hosts the weekly “Gutsy Geeks” radio show on KXAM 1310-AM, in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. A nationally syndicated columnist, his “Ask Mr. Modem!” column appears in more than 100 publications, and his “Mr. Modem’s Desktop” column appears each month in Smart Computing magazine. An Internet pioneer, Sherman first v
