World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a subset of the Internet. It is a system of interconnected resources that are linked using hyperlinks.
The World Wide Web uses protocols such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) to browse and access web pages.
The World Wide Web is a platform where users can view images and text at the same time on the same page. These are called web pages.
The Internet
The internet is a global network of interconnected computers. It has a massive infrastructure that allows millions connections between computers.
This network relies on physical and conceptual that make use of a variety of communication protocols. TCP/IP makes data exchange possible.
We use the internet for communication and data transfer between computers around the world.
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World Wide Web |
The Internet |
| Year Created |
1993 |
1969 |
| First Version |
NSFnet |
ARPAnet |
| Governed By |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
Internet Protocol |
| Dependency |
Depends on the Internet |
Independent |
| Nature |
Software |
Hardware |
Summary
Although the Internet and the world wide web are used interchangeably, they are not synonymous. The Internet is the hardware part while the World Wide Web is the software part. The internet is a collection of computers that are connected via copper cables, fibre, or even wireless connections. While the WWW is a collection of web pages that are connected using URLs and hyperlinks. The WWW is one of the services that the Internet provides.
