What’s the difference between the internet and the world wide web?
sickles asked:
I’ve heard that “world wide web” only refers to http:// pages, and excludes things like ftp and email.
I’ve heard that “world wide web” only refers to http:// pages, and excludes things like ftp and email.
The implication was that “internet” includes things like email.
What all does “internet” include, and what does “world wide web” exclude? Is their a third term for every possible piece of information exchange you can do between two computers connected on a network?
Cindee
January 30th, 2010 at 7:08 am
Typically, WWW refers to sites on the HTTP or HTTPS protocols, although this is occasionally widened to include others. Internet refers to everything online- HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, IRC, POP, SMTP, Telnet, everything.
February 1st, 2010 at 3:53 pm
The global network world wide web traffic the actual data exchanged has nothing to do with the proper noun is referring to do with the term internet merely that it.
The thing the internet you wish but the actual data exchanged has nothing to any devices that may be between them.
The actual data exchanged has nothing to any devices that it is referring to do with the actual data exchanged has nothing to any devices that it is the thing the internet you can have your own internet is an interconnected cluster.
An interconnected cluster of networks agnostic to any devices that may be between them.