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Understanding the Internet, World Wide Web, and Computing Concepts

1. Differences Between the Internet and the World Wide Web

• Purpose:

  • The Internet is the global network connecting computers and devices.

  • The World Wide Web (WWW) is a system for accessing and sharing information over the Internet.

• History:

  • The Internet originated from ARPANET (1960s-70s) and expanded with TCP/IP (1983).

  • The WWW was invented by Tim Berners-Lee (1989-1991) at CERN.

• Design:

  • The Internet consists of a network of interconnected computers and servers.

  • The WWW uses HTTP, HTML, and URLs to structure and display information.

• Hardware or Software?:

  • The Internet is pr