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Internet

The global network connecting computers and devices.

World Wide Web (WWW)

A system for accessing and sharing information over the Internet.

ARPANET

The precursor to the Internet, originating in the 1960s-70s.

TCP/IP

A communication protocol that expanded the Internet in 1983.

Tim Berners-Lee

The inventor of the World Wide Web between 1989 and 1991.

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol, used to structure and display information on the WWW.

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language, a standard language used to create and display web pages.

URL

Uniform Resource Locator, the address used to access resources on the Internet.

Difference between Internet and WWW

The Internet is the infrastructure; the WWW is a service that operates over that infrastructure.

Interconnected computers and servers

The structure of the Internet, allowing communication and information sharing.