The collection of linked information residing on computers which is available through Internet is called

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Correct — C, World Wide Web. The World Wide Web (WWW) is the system of interlinked documents and resources — connected by hyperlinks and addressed by URLs — that reside on computers (web servers) and are accessed over the Internet through a browser. Sir Tim Berners-Lee proposed it at CERN in 1989.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) A web server is a computer/software that stores and delivers web pages to browsers — it is the host of the content, not the interlinked collection of information itself.  (b) A web store is an online shop for selling goods — one kind of website, not the whole web of linked information.  (d) Not a defined technical term — a vague phrase, not the name for the linked body of resources on the Internet.

Concept: The Internet and the World Wide Web are not the same thing. The Internet is the global network of interconnected computers and the physical/logical infrastructure that carries data. The WWW is one service that runs on the Internet — the web of hyperlinked documents and resources accessed via a browser using HTTP, HTML and URLs.

State PCS 2018 Q73 — Science & Technology PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2018 Q73 — Science & Technology PYQ with Answer