Computer studies Made Simple : Web browsing World Wide Web and Web Server

Web browsing:

This is a term used to describe process of sharing information on the world wide web.

A software used to search and view web pages is known as web browser.

A web can act as an interface between the user and the internet.It can display text and graphics.

The browser contacts a web server and sends a request for the required information.

The web server searches for the requested web page and sends it to the web browser.

The browser receives the information and then displays it on the user”s computer.

World Wide Web:

The word wide web / www provides the facility to publish information on the internet.

It is a collection of documents or web pages stored on computers permanently connected with internet around the world.

A web page is a document written in HTML.

These web pages are connected to each other using hyperlinks..

The www uses Hypertext transfer protocol / http to link these web pages.

Web pages are also known as hypertext documents.

A web page may contain a simple text,images and hyperlinks.

Anyone can view web pages through a web browser.

A collection of related web pages is called website.

Each website has a unique address.

Websites are stored on a host computer on the internet.

These computers are known as web server.

The process of launching a web page is called as publishing the page.