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Internet vs World Wide Web

The global network of networks that connects computers worldwide. The World Wide Web is one service that runs on it, alongside email, streaming and online games.

Part of: 5-6 Digital Technologies Vic Curric - Digital Systems & Security — Module 27, 7-8 Digital Technologies Vic Curric - Digital Systems and Security — Module 31, IGCSE Computer Science 0478 — 5.1 The Internet and the World Wide Web — Module 2, ACARA Digital Technologies Years 5–6 — Networks and Sharing Data — Module 23, ACARA Digital Technologies Years 7–8 — Wired and Wireless Networks — Module 3, ACARA Digital Technologies Years 9–10 — Networked Systems and Access Control — Module 2, WA Computer Science ATAR Year 11 — Network Communications — Module 5

Understanding Internet vs World Wide Web in Years 5–6 Digital Systems

What it does: These services run on the internet alongside the web, so the internet is bigger than the web. Websites are web pages stored on web servers. A browser sends a request over the internet to get a page and show it to you. The internet is the huge global network of networks that connects computers around the world. Websites are just one thing you can find on it. A browser such as Chrome or Safari shows you web pages. A web server is the computer that stores the pages. The internet came first and the Web is built on top of it. The Web cannot work without the internet.

Common mistakes: Web and email are services that use the internet. They are not the internet itself. The line should say 'uses internet'. The internet is the global network of joined networks, not a single website. It should be 'joined networks'.

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Learning

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Which statement is correct?

The internet is the same thing as a website.The internet is a global network of networks.

Matches

The internet and the World Wide Web are exactly the same thing

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The web is only one service that runs on the internet. The internet also carries email, streaming and online games.

Applying

Meanings

Term

internet

Meaning

The global network of networks that connects computers worldwide. The World Wide Web is one service that runs on it, alongside email, streaming and online games.

Practice

internet = global network of networks

Testing

Gaps

The internet is a global network of

Check Answer

Spots

3for s in services:

4 print(s, 'is internet')

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Quick Questions

1. Which statement is correct?

A. The internet is a global network of networks. ✓

B. The internet is the same thing as a website.

The internet is the huge global network of networks that connects computers around the world. Websites are just one thing you can find on it.

2. What is the World Wide Web?

A. The wires and cables that make up the internet

B. One service that runs on the internet ✓

The World Wide Web is a service made of web pages that runs on the internet. The internet itself includes the connected networks and hardware.

3. Which of these uses the internet but is NOT part of the World Wide Web?

A. Sending an email ✓

B. Reading a web page in a browser

Email is another service that uses the internet. Web pages viewed in a browser are the World Wide Web.

4. Streaming a show and playing an online game both use...

A. the internet ✓

B. only the World Wide Web

Streaming and online games use the internet to send data. The World Wide Web is only one of the services that runs on it.

5. What do you use to view pages on the World Wide Web?

A. A web server

B. A web browser ✓

A browser such as Chrome or Safari shows you web pages. A web server is the computer that stores the pages.

Match the Pairs

internet → The global network of networks that connects computers around the world

World Wide Web → One service on the internet made of web pages stored on web servers and viewed in a browser

Email, streaming and online games use the internet but are not part of the World Wide Web → internet -> email, streaming, games

A browser asks a web server for a web page across the internet → browser -> internet -> web server

The internet and the World Wide Web are exactly the same thing → The web is only one service that runs on the internet. The internet also carries email, streaming and online games.

If the World Wide Web is down, the whole internet stops working → The internet is the underlying network, so other services like email and games can keep working even if the web has a problem.

Key Term

internet

The global network of networks that connects computers worldwide. The World Wide Web is one service that runs on it, alongside email, streaming and online games.

Fill in the Blanks

1. The internet is a global network of networks

Hint: Type the word for what the internet connects together (plural).

2. The World Wide Web is a service on the internet

Hint: Type the missing word in the name of the service that runs on the internet.

3. A browser is used to open websites

Hint: Type the name of the software that opens websites.

4. Web pages are stored on a web server

Hint: Type the kind of computer that stores web pages and sends them to you.

5. Email and games use the internet

Hint: Type the global network that email, streaming and games all use.

Spot the Error

Question 1

A internet = 'global network'

B services = ['web', 'email']

C for s in services:

D print(s, 'is internet')

Line D — Web and email are services that use the internet. They are not the internet itself. The line should say 'uses internet'.

Question 2

A internet = 'one website'

B web = 'service on internet'

C print(internet)

D print(web)

Line A — The internet is the global network of joined networks, not a single website. It should be 'joined networks'.

Question 3

A browser = 'Chrome'

B url = 'www.example.com'

C page = url.open(browser)

D print(page)

Line C — A browser opens a web address (URL) to get a web page. It should be browser.open(url), not url.open(browser).

Question 4

A web_server = []

B web_server.append('email')

C print(web_server)

Line B — A web server stores web pages such as 'home.html'. Email is a different internet service and is not a web page.

Question 5

A online_uses = []

B online_uses.append('keyboard')

C online_uses.append('games')

D print(len(online_uses))

Line B — A keyboard is hardware, not something that uses the internet. It should be an internet use such as 'email'.

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