Internet is a global network that connects billions of computers across the world with each other and to the world wide web.
It uses standard Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to connect billions of computer users worldwide.
Internet is called a network as it creates a network by connecting computers and servers across the world using routers, switches and telephone lines and other communication devices and channels.
Internet is different from the world wide web as the world wide web is a network of computers and servers created by connecting them through the internet.
so Internet is the backbone of the web.
It uses web browser's to display the information on the client, which it fetches from web servers.
The Internet works with the help of clients and servers. A device such as a laptop, which is connected to the Internet is called a client, not a server as it is not directly connected to the Internet.
A server is a large computer that stores websites. It also has an IP address. A place where a large no of servers are stored is called a data center.
The server accepts requests send by the client through a browser over a network and responds accordingly.
Protocols are a set of guidelines that aid in regulating the operation of any specific organization or technology.
Three main categories of Internet connection protocols are:-
The most popular protocols for linking networks are Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol (IP).
Any communication is split up into a number of packets that are sent from source to destination.
With the help of FTP, a user can transfer documents, text files, multimedia files, program files etc, from one device to another.
It is used to move a hypertext between two or more computers or other devices.