The internet and the World Wide Web are often confused, but they are not the same thing. This lesson explains the difference, breaks down the parts of a web address, shows how a domain name becomes an IP address, and covers HTTP, HTTPS and cookies.
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Internet versus World Wide Web
The internet is the worldwide network of interconnected computer networks that are linked using the internet protocols.
The World Wide Web is the collection of web pages and other resources that can be accessed over the internet using web browsers.
The internet is the infrastructure of hardware and connections, while the World Wide Web is one of the services that runs on top of it.
A web browser is software that requests, retrieves and displays web pages, letting a user read content and follow links between pages.
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1. Which statement correctly describes the difference between the internet and the World Wide Web?
2. What is the job of a DNS server?
3. What is the main advantage of HTTPS over HTTP?
4. Which statement about a session cookie is correct?