Sunday, February 02, 2014

Internet vs Intranet (Networking)

Internet & Intranet

Internet is a word used in networking to connect the world.Intranet is a word that is used to connect the organization.
So, We can say that the main difference is that internet is broad range to connect whole world and intranet is used as a internal network of a company or an  organization.

Internet is a Public Network.
Intranet is Private Network.

Internet is General(use to connect all Computers of the world).
Intranet is Specific(use to connect few Computers of the world).

Internet access is available all over the world.
Intranet has limited access(we can say it is restricted with in the organization).

Internet is not safe because all world is connected with it.
Intranet is safe from hackers.

Internet and Intranet both uses same network protocols such as IP Addresses, File Transfer Protocol FTP, and TCP/IP.