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Ravi, a Class X student, has just started understanding the basics of internet and web technologies. He is a bit confused between the terms 'World Wide Web' and 'Internet'. Help him understand both the terms giving suitable examples of each.

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The World Wide Web (WWW) is a set of protocols that allows us to access any document on the Net through a naming system based on URLs. The WWW also specifies a way, known as the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), to request and send hypermedia documents over the Internet.

The Internet is a worldwide network of computer networks that allows all computers to exchange information with each other. They follow protocols like TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) for communication.

The WWW is a small part of the Internet. We can say that the Internet is a highway that offers many services and features, and the WWW is a vehicle (like a truck) that uses this highway to transport information.