Ever used the terms “Web” and “Internet” interchangeably? Like “Surf the Web” or “Browse the internet”? Most of us have. But the truth is that the Web and Internet are different.
The Internet is a huge network of networks- it connects computers together, so that they can communicate and trade information. If a computer is connected to the Internet, it can exchange information with any other computers that are also connected.
The Web (aka World Wide Web) is just one way of accessing the Internet. The Web is an information-sharing application that is built on top of the Internet. The Web cannot work unless the Internet is connected. Simply put, the Web runs on top of the Internet the way a train runs on tracks.
When you are shopping on Amazon or watching videos on YouTube, you are using the Web. However, when you send an email, you are using the Internet, not the Web. The Web is by far the largest and most widely used subnetwork of the internet.
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#1 by Minisite Design on June 7, 2011 - 11:07 pm
Wow! Thank you for the information. I’ve to confess that me too used internet and web interchangeably. Now, I should be cautious on that. Thanks for sharing. Minisite Design
#2 by Eric Wargo on June 8, 2011 - 7:18 am
This was an eye opener for us as well. Glad it helped.
#3 by Karen - Magic of Making Up on June 17, 2011 - 6:10 am
“When you are shopping on Amazon… you are using the Web. However, when you send an email, you are using the Internet, not the Web.”
What about when you send an email from a web-based email client (such as Google or Yahoo)? Are you using the Internet or the Web? Or Both?!
#4 by Eric Wargo on June 17, 2011 - 7:42 am
You would be using the web at that point because you are on a website.
#5 by Jamie on July 4, 2011 - 8:43 pm
So the web and the internet are two different things? I did not expect that. I thought they were the same. Does that mean in the future we might have other ways of accessing the internet besides the web?
#6 by Eric Wargo on July 5, 2011 - 7:22 am
Technology moves at an incredible rate and just when you thought there was nothing left to “invent” something like the smartphones with apps comes out. Who knows what will be next.
The only thing I know for certain is that I am on board for it all!