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{{Commons category|Internet}}
{{Portal|Internet}}
The '''Internet''' is the publicly available worldwide system of interconnected [[computer network]]s that transmit data by [[packet switching]] over the [[Internet Protocol]] (IP). It is made up of thousands of other, smaller business, academic, and government networks. It is the most widespread network in the world.
The terms Internet and [[World Wide Web]] are often used in every-day speech without much distinction. However, the Internet and the World Wide Web are not one and the same. The Internet is a global data communications system. It is a hardware and software infrastructure that provides connectivity between computers. Simply, the "Internet is a network of networks", where two or more than two computers are connected through a wired or wireless network for sending and receiving data - such as text, video, songs, etc. In contrast, the Web is one of the services communicated via the Internet. The Web is a collection of interconnected documents and other resources, linked by [[hyperlinks]] and [[URL]]s. Other services using the internet include [[electronic mail]], [[File Transfer Protocol]], [[Telnet]], [[online chat]], [[Voice over Internet Protocol]], [[Instant messaging]], [[Fax]], and [[Usenet]].
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{{Cat main|Internet}}
[[Category:Cultural globalization]]
[[Category:Cyberspace]]
[[Category:Mass media technology]]
[[Category:Wide area networks]]
[[Category:Main topic classifications]]
{{Portal|Internet}}
The '''Internet''' is the publicly available worldwide system of interconnected [[computer network]]s that transmit data by [[packet switching]] over the [[Internet Protocol]] (IP). It is made up of thousands of other, smaller business, academic, and government networks. It is the most widespread network in the world.
The terms Internet and [[World Wide Web]] are often used in every-day speech without much distinction. However, the Internet and the World Wide Web are not one and the same. The Internet is a global data communications system. It is a hardware and software infrastructure that provides connectivity between computers. Simply, the "Internet is a network of networks", where two or more than two computers are connected through a wired or wireless network for sending and receiving data - such as text, video, songs, etc. In contrast, the Web is one of the services communicated via the Internet. The Web is a collection of interconnected documents and other resources, linked by [[hyperlinks]] and [[URL]]s. Other services using the internet include [[electronic mail]], [[File Transfer Protocol]], [[Telnet]], [[online chat]], [[Voice over Internet Protocol]], [[Instant messaging]], [[Fax]], and [[Usenet]].
<!-- this same text is in [[:category:World Wide Web]] -->
{{Cat main|Internet}}
[[Category:Cultural globalization]]
[[Category:Cyberspace]]
[[Category:Mass media technology]]
[[Category:Wide area networks]]
[[Category:Main topic classifications]]