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Networking Question

  • 26-01-2006 09:51PM
    #1
    Kazu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭


    What the difference between Internet/internet?


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  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    A capital I.

    "Internet" would be referring to it by a name, I suppose, and "internet" by a network type, but other than that...


  • #3
    PowerHouseDan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,658 ✭✭✭PowerHouseDan


    :p
    aidan_walsh wrote:
    A capital I.


  • #4
    riptide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 739 ✭✭✭riptide


    Kazu wrote:
    What the difference between Internet/internet?
    I'm gonna guess this one and say the you meant Internet/Intranet! ;)


  • #5
    liamo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭liamo


    Ok, from the begining ...

    A network is a collection of connected devices.

    An internetwork is a collection of connected networks.

    internet is a shortened version of internetwork.

    The Internet is the huge internetwork that we all know and love.

    Regards,

    Liam


  • #6
    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    one is the others little brother


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  • #7
    Static M.e.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,099 ✭✭✭Static M.e.


    I would say

    What the difference between Internet/internet? : Nothing

    Internet : What your using at the moment

    Intranet : Bunch of Computers (Network) inside a building / home / Office etc


  • #8
    Kazu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭Kazu


    Ok, from the begining ...

    A network is a collection of connected devices.

    An internetwork is a collection of connected networks.

    internet is a shortened version of internetwork.

    The Internet is the huge internetwork that we all know and love.

    Regards,

    Liam
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    thanks :D


  • #9
    EOA_Mushy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 521 ✭✭✭EOA_Mushy


    aidan_walsh wrote:
    A capital I.
    lol yup...


  • #10
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,569 ✭✭✭ethernet


    Internet is a proper noun -- i.e. it should always have a capital 'I'.


  • #11
    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,562 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    ethernet wrote:
    Internet is a proper noun -- i.e. it should always have a capital 'I'.
    Not necessarily. An internet is a group of connected networks. The Internet is the largest example of an internet.


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