The Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW) are often used interchangeably but are different things. The Internet is a global network of interconnected computer networks that transfers information, while the Web is a system of internet servers that store and link documents to be accessed by users through the Internet. Specifically, the Internet was created in 1969 as ARPANET and connects computers through cables and wireless networks, while the Web was initiated in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee and connects people through files and documents stored on servers that depend on the Internet to function.