Assignment One.

The Internet
& The World Wide Web

Contents:

  • What is the Internet? : A general overview of what the Internet is.
  • What is the World Wide Web? : An overview of what the World Wide Web is.
  • How do they differ? : How the Internet and the World Wide Web are different.
  • Some handy sites : Some handy sites you might like to take a look at.
  • Homepage : Back to the homepage.


    [a simple computer]
    [internet shopping]
    [computer networking]
    [the World Wide Web]

     

    - What is the Internet?

    The Internet is something that has completely revolutionised the computer and communications industry like nothing ever before. It is the way in which computers all over the world now have the ability to communicate to each other almost instantaneously, creating a massive network of computers. In order to connect to the Internet a computer user needs a modem. The modem is the device used to dial into an Internet server provider who then connects them to the rest of the world! The modem is therefore one of the most significant aspects of the Internet, as it is also the technology that processes analogue data into digital data and digital data into analogue data. This therefore allows the Internet to successfully transfer data from one computer to another by passing it through the phone lines. [top]

     

    - What is the World Wide Web?

    The World Wide Web is a major part of the Internet. It is a collection of documents that is forever changing, which is only available with an Internet connection. These documents are stored on millions of computers all around the world and can be viewed by others around the world once they are placed onto a server with a domain address. The document is then available for the rest of the world to see. For one to be able to view these documents however not only do they need an Internet connection, a web browser is also required. This is a program that allows the computer to be able to process the documents information, and consequently allow the user to view it. [top]

     

    - What is the difference between the two?

    Although the Internet and the World Wide Web work very closely with one another there is certainly a significant difference between the two. The Internet is simply the connection that allows a network of computers to communicate with one another with the aid of a modem. The World Wide Web on the other hand is what many would mistake for the Internet. When someone says, "I need to search the Internet" what he or she really needs to say is "I need to search the World Wide Web". After all it is the World Wide Web that contains all the millions and millions of documents viewed through Internet browsers all around the world every single day. [top]

     

    Here are some sites that might come in handy:

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