DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTERNET AND INTRANET

From this article, we will clearly understand the difference between internet and intranet

To understand the difference between internet and intranet we need to first know about the internet and intranet

So let’s see that

Brief History of the internet

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INTRANET

Intranet can be defined as the private network of interconnected computers which is made up of interlinked local area networks ( LAN ) and also leased lines in the wide area network ( LAN )

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Intranet can also be defined as the private network of interconnected computers within an organization or business or educational bodies etc which may or may not have internet access

In the word intranet “ intra “ means within

The data which is available in the intranet is only available within the organisation so the data is very secure. These data is not available to external people as seen on the internet.

It is commonly used for companies to store and retrieve internal information for the people in the organization and the data can be internal contact information, calendars, schedules, internal phone numbers etc.

For example, Consider an office or organization which have many computers which are connected and also on one computer all the company’s important data’s are stored

In this network, everyone with the company’s unique ID and password can access the data in the intranet

This is a simple example of intranet and intranet may or may not have access to the internet

Difference between internet and intranet

Internet

• The Internet can be termed as the worldwide network of interconnected computer networks and which is accessible by everyone
• The data or information available on the internet is available for all
• On the internet the users are unlimited
• Internet is not safe compared to intranet because everyone can access it and share it
• The traffic associated with the internet is very high or unlimited
• No one owns the internet or otherwise, we can say as“ Everyone owns the internet “

• The Internet has commercial intent that is “ we can make money using internet “
• We can send or access data from long distances

Ex: From united states to the united kingdom

• We can access social media sites like Facebook, YouTube, Instagram etc.
• The Internet has access to webmail services like Gmail, Yahoo mail etc.
• Internet is a public network
• The Internet has access to cloud services like Google drive, one drive etc.
• Can play multiplayer online games online with anyone having internet access

Intranet

• The intranet is the network of interconnected computers and which is only accessible by authorized people in the intranet with login credentials
• The data or information available in the intranet is not available for all
• In the intranet users is limited
• The intranet is safe when compared with the internet because the intranet is only accessible by authorized personals in the intranet with login credentials
• An intranet may or may not have access to the internet
• The traffic associated with the intranet is limited
• An intranet is owned by the company or organization
• We can’t send or access data from long distances
• We can’t access social media sites like Facebook, YouTube, Instagram etc. or we can access social media sites in intranet only with the help of internet
• Intranet doesn’t have access to webmail services like Gmail, Yahoo mail etc. or we can only access webmail services only with the help of internet
• An intranet is a private network
• Intranet does not have access to cloud services like Google drive, one drive etc. or intranet has access to the internet only with the help of internet
• We can play online games with anyone only within the intranet

Similarities between internet and intranet

• Both internet and intranet can be accessed by any browser
• Both use internet protocols such as TCP\IP and FTP
• Both internet and intranet is used to share information ( data ) to users over the network
• In an intranet, own messenger can be used to similar to yahoo messenger etc. over the internet
• Both internet and intranet are made up of similar hardware like routers, servers etc.

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