‘Net and Web Not One in Same
One of the biggest misconceptions floating out there is that the Internet and the World Wide Web are one and the same. Not true. Invented in 1969, the Internet is the network of hardware and software that connects all of us. The World Wide Web was invented in 1990 and is what you find on your browser, such as Safari, Chrome or Firefox to search sites like this one. In other words, the Internet makes the Web possible. Join Elliott Morgan as he details nine other technology misconceptions in this edition of Mental Floss.