This article will discuss the Internet, the Deep Web, and the Dark Web and the content found in each. These are commonly referred to as the three layers of the Web or the three levels of the Web.
Internet
The Internet is a web-like network of interconnected computers worldwide. It consists of servers that provide information to millions of people who are connected through telephone and cable networks. Its origins date back to 1969, when the first computer connection, known as ARPANET, was established between three universities in California (United States).
One of the most successful services on the Internet has been the World Wide Web (WWW or the Web), to such an extent that confusion between the two terms is common. The WWW is a set of protocols that allows, in a simple way, the remote consultation of hypertext files.
The Deep Web
The Deep Web is part of the World Wide Web and cannot be found on common search engines like Google. The part that is available to everybody is called the Surface Web. The first person to use the term “Deep Web” was Mike Bergman, a computer scientist, in 2000.
The Deep Web is not the same as darknet or the Dark Web, though they could quickly appear to have the same meaning.
Accessing the deep web does not require unique protocols; that is the main difference.
The Dark Web
This term refers to content that search engines do not index, requiring authorization or special software to access. It is all that deliberately hidden content that we find on the Internet.
A darknet is a private or closed computer network. The Dark Web comprises independent networks (specific networks such as TOR or IP2).
The Dark Web is a part of the World Wide Web located on the darknets. To access it, you must know a password and use specific software. It can only be accessed through the Tor or IP2 browser. The encrypted nature of the browser means that anyone trying to access the dark web remains anonymous by default.
Google or any other search website cannot find a darknet. The Dark Web exists within the Deep Web but is not an equivalent network.
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