Inside+the+Internet+and+WWW

What is the WWW?


WWW is the abbreviation for 'WORLD WIDE WEB'. It proponented by Tim Berners to share the information from CERN(Europian Research for Nuclear Research). After invention of www, internet developed extremely fast. The existing internet was running based on menu type of survice but WEB was based on hypertext. The hypertext service was more efficient to use texts practically. The WWW uses hypertext and multimedia techniques to provide point and click network-accessible information which makes the web easy for anyone to browse, roam, and make contributions.

(hypertext: **hypertext** is a way of connecting pieces of text so that you can go quickly and directly from one to another. )

How it related to Areas of Impact?

**1. Business and employment** Today, commercial activity on the Web has increased to the point where hundred of new companied are adding Web pages daily. In 1995, more than $83 million was spent world-wide onn Web site development, and by 1998, the total Web expenditures are expected to increase to nearly $2.6 billion. At the point, it believed by the leaders of companies that if they do not have any Web presence, they can not be in global market. As company placed in Web, it will potentially have global market.



Actually the use of world-wide Webs for the purpose of business had dramatically increased. Since the potential of Web had widely recognized, many business leaders chose Web as the efficient way of communication.

**2. Education**

Use of the World-Wide Web for the purpose of education is increasing. For this perspective, students can engage in sense making, problem solving, and an open investigation of the learning process. The World-Wide web provides important opportunities to students or the range of people who wants to learn.



Students can access to a wide range of knowledge. Websites which are ready use for education provide variety types knowledge. The advantages of World-Wide Web as educational tool are that there is no limit of the range of knowlege and there can be any kind(form) of knowledge.

**3. Arts, entertainment and leisure** The uses of World-Wide Web as a resource of entertaiment and leisure are quickly increasing. WIthout out door activity, people find new enjoyment indoor with their Web. Web provides many sources of leisure and entertainments in several forms. People enjoy their time with doing web surfing and doing games provided by webs.