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[Design] Difference: Internet and the Web

Internet

The Internet is a massive network of networks, a networking infrastructure. It connects millions of computers together globally, and computers talk thru protocols.

The Internet is a Big Collection of Computers and Cables.

Web

The World Wide Web, or simply Web, is a way of accessing information over the medium of the Internet.

It is an information-sharing model that is built on top of the Internet. The Web uses the HTTP protocol, only one of the languages spoken over the Internet, to transmit data.

The Web Is a Big Collection of HTML Pages on the Internet.