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A student confuses the Internet with the World Wide Web. Which statement correctly distinguishes them?

The Internet is the worldwide network of interconnected networks, whereas the World Wide Web is a service running over it that uses HTTP and URLs to reach linked hypertext documents. Email and file transfer also use the Internet but are not the Web.

  1. AThe Internet is the global network of interconnected networks, while the World Wide Web is a service running on it that uses HTTP to access linked hypertext resourcesCorrect
  2. BThe World Wide Web is the physical infrastructure of cables and routers, while the Internet is only a collection of websites
  3. CThe Internet and the World Wide Web are identical terms for the same system and can be used interchangeably
  4. DThe World Wide Web is a private network owned by one organisation, while the Internet is available only to governments

Explanation

The Internet is the underlying global network infrastructure using TCP/IP. The Web is one service built on it, using HTTP and URLs to access hypertext pages. Email and FTP are other services that use the Internet without being the Web. The option that reverses the roles is wrong because the Web is not the physical infrastructure.

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