The World Wide Web, also called the Web, is a
collection of webpages stored on the internet.
These webpages can contain text, images,
videos, audio, links, animations etc.
WWW is a system where information is shared on websites and accessed using the internet.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989.
The WWW works using three main technologies:
Address of any webpage.
Example:
Rules for how data travels between browser and server.
Language used to create webpages.
A website is a collection of related webpages under one domain name.
Example:
A browser is software used to open and view websites.
✓Examples:
A web server is a computer that stores websites and sends them to users on request.
Example:
When you type https://www.google.com/, your request goes to Google's server.
| Internet | World Wide Web |
|---|---|
| Network of networks | Collection of webpages |
| Hardware + cables | Software + information |
| Foundation | Runs on top of internet |
| Example: routers, satellites | Example: websites, pages |
✓ Who invented WWW?
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
✓ WWW stands for?
World Wide web
✓ Protocol used by WWW?
HTTP
✓ Webpage is written in?
HTML
✓ What is URL?
Address of webpage