Differences Between Usenet and Internet

• Usenet was chosen as an abbreviation for user's network
• However, name is misnomer since Usenet is not really a physical network of computers linked together
• The Internet, however, is a collection of tens of thousands of networks worldwide
• Internet is a general purpose carrier of information whereas the Usenet is one type of service that makes use of this capability
• Is every Internet computer part of Usenet?
• No, since many Internet computers are owned by people who choose not to participate in Usenet
• To be part of Usenet requires that someone act as administrator and a computer with a large amount of disk space available to hold news articles and programs