Inside the World Wide Web - Internet科普故事

Jul 17, 2026

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Inside the World Wide Web introduces the Internet as interconnected networks of computers around the world, explaining how different devices—from supercomputers and laptops to cellphones and music players—can connect through wired cables or wireless signals. The narrative clarifies that many common activities are not the Internet itself, but part of a distinct “World Wide Web” (W3).

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages24

Reading Time37 min

Key question: What is the Internet?

Computers connected worldwide

Wired connections and wireless signals

Internet vs. World Wide Web (W3)

Inside the World Wide Web Story by Roopa Pai Illustrations by Delwyn Remedios English Story Book Inside the World Wide Web Author: Roopa Pai Illustrator: Delwyn Remedios English Copyright © 2016, Pratham Books [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) You are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc. Inside the World Wide Web Author: Roopa Pai Illustrator: Delwyn Remedios Have you heard of the World Wide Web? No? Never mind. Now, have you heard of the Internet? Yes? Great! But what IS the Internet? Did you say “Iam not quite sure, but I know it has something to do with computers”? You’re right – it does. But that’s not the whole answer. What’sthe WHOLE answer then? Hmmm. We need an EXPERT to answer that. And guess what-I know JUST the person! She’s usually tobe found near a computer, so let’s go straight to the computer now. Hi Nettikutti! Here is a group of kids to meet you! Come on out, come on out, wherever you are! THERE you are! Go on, kids, say hello! And don’t be fooled by her cuteness and her size – she holds a LOT of information in her little head! So Nettikutti, here’s what everyone wants to know-What IS the Internet? Ooooh. BIG question. Let’s see how I can put it simply. The Internet (short for ‘INTERconnected NETworks’) is a large, large, LARGE collection of computers from all over the world that are connected to each other. The computers could be gigantic computers (the kind research laboratories or governments own), desktop computers (the kind you see in banks and computer centres), laptops (the kind people sling across their shoulders and carry with them), cellphones (the kind that ring so loudly and annoyingly in movie halls), and even the little music players with the itty-bitty headphones that seem to grow out of people's ears. All these computers are connected with each other either by real wires and cables-cables that run above the ground, underground, even under the sea (big computers) -OR by wireless signals (laptops, cellphones, music players) . So you see, you don’t have tobe sitting in one place and have your computer plugged into an electric socket to be on the Internet – you can even be connected to the world while you are on the move! That’s it? We thought the Internet was about talking to friends and downloading film songs and booking movie tickets and looking for information for school projects and finding the telephone number of a hospital! But that's not the Internet. All THAT is part of something truly magical, something called wait for it the World Wide Web! This World Wide Web- let’s call it W3 for short – is a large, large, LARGE collection of what are called PAGES (there are some 40 BILLION public pages on the W3 now!) .

FAQs

What is the Internet in simple terms?

The Internet is a huge collection of computers from all over the world that are connected to each other through networks.

How can devices connect to the Internet?

Devices connect either through real wires and cables or through wireless signals, so connection is possible even while moving.

Is downloading, messaging, or booking tickets the Internet?

Those activities belong to the World Wide Web instead; the World Wide Web is a separate, magical part called W3 made up of pages.

Jul 17, 2026

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