Wiki (128- ) Flashcards

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Is the World Wide Web the same thing as internet?

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The World Wide Web, WWW or the Web, is not the same thing as the Internet, but it is part of its network. The Internet is used by the world wide web, but it is also used for e-mail, which uses different protocols, instant messaging and file transfers using FTP or File Transfer Protocol.

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World Wide Web

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The World Wide Web is a way of accessing information over the medium of the Internet. It is an information-sharing model that is built on top of the Internet, a gigantic space of information spanning over the whole world in which every item (or resource) is identified by a unique address. Every single web page, image, video or any other form of data possesses a unique “address” on the world wide web.

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