OK, this is my Dumb Question #1:
What is the substantial difference between the two? Please go beyond my basic, non-technical description, correct it and use plain English that ordinary mortals can understand.
(Limit or explain/link to acronyms and technical terms).
So here is my limited comprehension:
Internet is the word wide web and other protocols that deliver pages to the outside world.
Intranet is a system that limits the network to a company, a limited set of users. What protocol does it use? TCP/IP? Could a typical office network from 1986, before companies got into the web be referred to as an Intranet?
Is Intranet a new term used to describe old networking setups (IPX/SPX - and I dont even know what that was precisely), or did it come to existence with the proliferation of TCP/IP?
And, finally can Intranet be used effectively (is is fast enough or same as using 10-15 copies of FM?) to share an FM file in a small office, instead of having to license purchase a copy for everyone?
Well, if you understand networking in depth please give us some background and history on this - you'll be very popular...
What is the substantial difference between the two? Please go beyond my basic, non-technical description, correct it and use plain English that ordinary mortals can understand.
(Limit or explain/link to acronyms and technical terms).
So here is my limited comprehension:
Internet is the word wide web and other protocols that deliver pages to the outside world.
Intranet is a system that limits the network to a company, a limited set of users. What protocol does it use? TCP/IP? Could a typical office network from 1986, before companies got into the web be referred to as an Intranet?
Is Intranet a new term used to describe old networking setups (IPX/SPX - and I dont even know what that was precisely), or did it come to existence with the proliferation of TCP/IP?
And, finally can Intranet be used effectively (is is fast enough or same as using 10-15 copies of FM?) to share an FM file in a small office, instead of having to license purchase a copy for everyone?
Well, if you understand networking in depth please give us some background and history on this - you'll be very popular...
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