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Understanding the Internet and the World Wide Web 1. The Internet is a network of networks which allows millions of computers to with each other. 2. Computers can exchange information over the Internet using special computer languages known as . 3. The Internet can be used to find and search for information. The World Wide Web is the method by which most people access the Internet. The World Wide Web was by Tim Berners-Lee. 4. The World Wide Web operates over the Internet. It is one way in which computers can send and receive over the Internet. The World Wide Web uses HTTP protocol – one of the languages spoken by computers. 5. Most of us access data in the World Wide Web using a web , such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. The web browser uses to direct us to web pages containing , text, video and sound. 6. The Internet is used in many ways. Email and instant are two other common uses for the Internet. communicate messaging graphics protocols hyperlinks invented data browser Understanding the Internet and the World Wide Web - Answers 1. The Internet is a network of networks which allows millions of computers to communicate with each other. 2. Computers can exchange information over the Internet using special computer languages known as protocols. 3. The Internet can be used to find and search for information. The World Wide Web is the method by which most people access the Internet. The World Wide Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee. 4. The World Wide Web operates over the Internet. It is one way in which computers can send and receive data over the Internet. The World Wide Web uses HTTP protocol – one of the languages spoken by computers. 5. Most of us access data in the World Wide Web using a web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. The web browser uses hyperlinks to direct us to web pages containing graphics, text, video and sound. 6. The Internet is used in many ways. Email and instant messaging are two other common uses for the Internet. .

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