whats the difference bewteen internet and intranet?

Answer 1

Internet --> Is Public any one can access that from any corner of the world (Asuming that one has proper credientails to access eg login) Eg: www.yahoo.com

Intranet --> Is private its limited to certain specifed areas which could be in diffrent buildings or in diffrent part of the world. Eg: Office webmail access.

Answer 2

Internet is biggest of computer network, where each and every PC in the world is connected through. Intranet is small network within an organisation and is private network. Intranet has access to official sites only(depends on the company policy), while Internet is free and worldwide.

Answer 3

Internet and intranet is similar to shipping and phone billings. Inter would be everywhere outside the state the company operates within and intra would be within a confined area. When it comes to freight and phones Internet usually means out of the state you operate in. Intra is within the state the company operates within.

For computers Internet is all over, everywhere, worldwide etc. Intra would be a within a limited, confined area such as with a large business. An intranet set-up within a company would have e-mail, but just for those within the system, therefore INTRA.

Answer 4

Briefly, an intranet can be understood as "a private version of the Internet", or as a version of the internet confined to an organization.

The Internet is just a massive network of computers anyone can access

Answer 5

Intranet in internal to a company, building etc, IE no external access, Internet in external to the Intranet, IE everything else outside of the Intranet

Answer 6

Internet: A network of computer networks which operates world-wide using a common set of communications protocols.

Intranet: A network within a company or organization that uses the same protocols as the Internet. Internal networks, based on Internet technology, designed to connect the members of a specific group or single company (a closed-user group).

Answer 7

the internet is the worldwide, publicly accessible network of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard internet protocol (IP). it is a "network of networks" that consists of millions of smaller domestic, academic, business, and government networks, which together carry various information and services, such as electronic mail, online chat, file transfer, and the interlinked web pages and other documents of the world wide web.

an intranet is a private computer network that uses Internet protocols, network connectivity, and possibly the public telecommunication system to securely share part of an organization's information or operations with its employees. sometimes the term refers only to the most visible service, the internal website.

Answer 8

Here's a brief slides (37 slides overall) presented by the Information Systems Office of the College of Medicine and Public Health, that explains briefly about the differences between Internet vs Intranet...

http://is.med.ohio-state.edu/present/sld001.htm

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::Internet vs Intranet::

December 3, 2000

:: Is there a difference between designing a Web site for the Internet and Intranet? ::

Most definitely. These are two different environments, and it is important to consider the environment in designing Web site.

:: What is the difference in environment between the two? ::

Internet is characterized by the following:

- Slow access speeds (e.g. 56Kbps dial up connectivity)

- Different types of web browsers are used to view the website (e.g. Netscape, IE, Opera)

- Different types of operating systems are used to view the website (e.g. Windows, Mac)

- Global audience (e.g. multilingual, different cultures)

Intranets are characterized by the following:

- Faster access speeds (e.g. 10Mbps LAN connectivity)

- Standardized type of browser. Minimal or no compatibility issues

- Standardized type of operating systems.

- Primarily local audience

:: How do I design Web site for the Internet? ::

Designing Web site for the Internet is more difficult that designing a Web site for an Intranet environment. In general, a Web site designed for the Internet will work well in an Intranet environment. Considerations for designing an Internet Web site are:

- Small file size for fast downloading

- Designed to display and function correctly on a wide range of browsers

- Avoid use of frames, search engines have difficulty indexing frames Web site

- Content must consider the global audience

:: How do I design Web site for the Intranet? ::

Designing Web site for an Intranet is much easier than designing for the Internet. The technologies used in an Intranet setting is more standardized and controlled, unlike the Internet, wherein Web site are accessed by so many different types of technology. Considerations for designing an Intranet Web site are:

- The file size can be bigger due to faster access speeds

- You can design for a specific type of browser

- Use of frames is acceptable

Note that in global companies, Intranet Web sites are connected via slow WAN connections. If your Intranet will be viewed by your local and global offices, it would be a good idea to design the Web site following the Internet criteria.

Answer 9

Well you asked this question on the internet. Inside our corporate firewall my company has a fully configured web server. This server hosts a website which can be accessed by staff to keep them up to date and help them with information. This is our corporate intranet.

Internet inside our organization.

Answer 10

Internet s basically a network of networks.it connects several networks all over the world together.

intranet referes to a network within a particular organisation.its access s restricted only to that org and it cant be accessed from outside the org