What is the difference between the terms internet (lower case i) and Internet (upper case I)?

A. There is no difference, the words are used interchangeably.

B. The term internet is a generic term for a network of networks; Internet refers to the largest internet.

C. The term internet refers to a network external to an organization; Internet refers to internal networks.

D. The term internet refers to a network connected by different organizations; the term Internet refers to the network connected by different individuals.


B. The term internet is a generic term for a network of networks; Internet refers to the largest internet.

An internet, with a lowercase i, comes from the word internetworking, and is a network of networks, connecting networks managed by different organizations. The largest internet of all is the Internet (with a capital I) which is a vast network of computers that connects millions of people all over the world.

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