What best distinguishes the Internet from the World Wide Web?

• A. The World Wide Web is a single service provided by a single server.
• B. The Internet hosts only email traffic.
• C. The Web is a standalone global network.
• D. The Internet is a global network of networks.

Answer: (D)

The Internet is the global network of networks that connects computers, routers, and networks all over the world. It’s the underlying infrastructure that carries many kinds of traffic—email, file transfers, streaming, and, importantly, the Web itself. The World Wide Web, on the other hand, is a service that runs on that infrastructure. It’s a vast collection of interlinked documents and resources accessed via the browser using protocols like HTTP/HTTPS.

This distinction is why the Internet is described as a global network of networks. It’s not a single service, nor is the Web a standalone network. The Web relies on the Internet to move data around, and it’s just one of many services that use that global network. The other options miss this layered relationship: the Web isn’t a single service on one server, the Internet isn’t limited to email, and the Web isn’t a standalone global network.