zatatime writes:
The internet has nothing to do with usenet. The internet uses the
HTTP protocol. Usenet uses the NNTP protocol. Both exist without the
need for the other. NNTP is actually older than "the internet."

May I suggest that you go read a bit about the history of the arpanet,
internet, usenet, and the world wide web?

This should be a good starting point:

http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/

Chris