The Associated Press announced that the next edition of its stylebook will endorse 'internet' over 'Internet' and 'web' over 'Web'.
The change is the latest in a long-running debate over whether 'the internet' is a proper noun, no different than a television or a hair roller. AP Standards Editor Thomas Kent said, “The changes reflect a growing trend toward lowercasing both words, which have become generic terms.” Hopefully the automated spell checkers will be updated by then.
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Apr 8, 2016
Mar 27, 2015
Internet, IP, Web, and URL
The Internet is a collection of
computers and cables that form a communications network.
The Web (World Wide Web) is a collection of HTML (web) pages on the Internet. The Web is the user part of the Internet.
The term Interweb is a combination of the words Internet and Web. It is most often used in the context of joking or sarcasm.
A URL (universal resource locator) is synonymous with Internet address. A URL is usually a combination of code and text, such as 'http://www.google.com', but numbers are also allowed. A URL always starts with a protocol prefix like http://, but most browsers will type those characters for you. URLs are internally converted to IP addresses
IP address (Internet Protocol address), is a unique identifying number given to every device on the Internet. Like a car license plate, an IP address is a special serial number used for identification, such as 208.185.127.40 = www.about.com.
Bottom line, all URLs have an IP address, but not all IP addresses have a URL.
The Web (World Wide Web) is a collection of HTML (web) pages on the Internet. The Web is the user part of the Internet.
The term Interweb is a combination of the words Internet and Web. It is most often used in the context of joking or sarcasm.
A URL (universal resource locator) is synonymous with Internet address. A URL is usually a combination of code and text, such as 'http://www.google.com', but numbers are also allowed. A URL always starts with a protocol prefix like http://, but most browsers will type those characters for you. URLs are internally converted to IP addresses
IP address (Internet Protocol address), is a unique identifying number given to every device on the Internet. Like a car license plate, an IP address is a special serial number used for identification, such as 208.185.127.40 = www.about.com.
Bottom line, all URLs have an IP address, but not all IP addresses have a URL.
Jun 11, 2013
Web and Internet Defined
Internet technically began to exist in the form
we know it on January 1, 1983 when its predecessor, Arpanet began
using TCP/IP – the system of network communication still used today.
The web was invented by Englishman Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. The World Wide Web is made up of servers (which serve the pages) and clients (like Firefox, Safari, and IE) which display the page.
The Internet is the set of technologies beneath the web which enable the web to exist. If the Internet did not exist, the web would not function. If the web did not exist, the Internet would still function.
Other programs that use the Internet and have nothing to do with the web are email, IRC (Internet Relay Chat), most internet messaging programs, newsgroups, BitTorrent, telnet, FTP, etc.
The web was invented by Englishman Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. The World Wide Web is made up of servers (which serve the pages) and clients (like Firefox, Safari, and IE) which display the page.
The Internet is the set of technologies beneath the web which enable the web to exist. If the Internet did not exist, the web would not function. If the web did not exist, the Internet would still function.
Other programs that use the Internet and have nothing to do with the web are email, IRC (Internet Relay Chat), most internet messaging programs, newsgroups, BitTorrent, telnet, FTP, etc.
Sep 19, 2012
Download vs. Upload
These words seems to confuse many people when discussing computer usage.
Download is taking something on the Web/Internet or a main company computer and putting it on your personal computer, such as programs or updates. Think of the Web/Internet as the big computer in the sky that drops stuff down to your device.
Upload is taking something on your computer and putting it on the Web/Internet or company computer, such as photos or files.
Download is taking something on the Web/Internet or a main company computer and putting it on your personal computer, such as programs or updates. Think of the Web/Internet as the big computer in the sky that drops stuff down to your device.
Upload is taking something on your computer and putting it on the Web/Internet or company computer, such as photos or files.
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