What is the Internet?
The internet is a vast network that connects millions of computers around the world. It's used for everything from browsing websites, like this one, to sending emails, sharing files, and much more.
Key Terms
- WWW (World Wide Web): An information system where documents and other web resources are identified by URLs, interlinked by hypertext links, and accessible via the internet.
- HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol): The foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web.
- URL (Uniform Resource Locator): A reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it.