Internet

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The Internet is a publicly accessible network of computer networks, interconnected by standard open protocols across the globe. Data is sent across the Internet by packet switching using the standard Internet protocols (IP) and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). A number of application protocols, such as Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and e-mail (POP3, SMTP, IMAP) are layered on top of the these.

The HTTP protocol also known as the World Wide Web, is often mistakenly regarded as a synonym for the Internet. It was created by Tim Berners-Lee, he is now the head of the World Wide Web consortium (W3C).

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