What is the World Wide Web
Posted by admin in World Wide Web on January 15, 2012
very web address that you enter in your web browser begins with ‘WWW’, which is an acronym for ‘World Wide Web’. You are bound to be curious about what is the world wide web exactly. What is the difference between World Wide Web and the Internet or are they synonyms? All these questions will be answered in the following lines.
What is the World Wide Web and Where was it Developed?
To define it in simplest terms, the world wide web is an interconnected network of documents, which are connected to each other via ‘hyperlinks’. This large repository of documents is made accessible through the medium of the Internet, which is the largest connected network of computers in the world. While the WWW (world wide web) is purely a service, Internet technology based on the TCP/IP model is the platform, which provides access to this large library of knowledge.
How does the world wide web work? The access to world wide web is made possible via web browsers, that work according to the Internet protocols to access the pages stored on various computer servers around the world. The essential point to remember when making a world wide web vs Internet comparison, is that while the former is a hyperlinked and continuous network of documents, the other is a connected network of computers.
The whole access system of the world wide web is based on client server architecture with the web browser as the software which renders the pages according to the source code written in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language). Read the rest of this entry »
Pros and Cons of Cheap Web Hosting
Posted by admin in Web Hosting on January 11, 2012
In today’s world, if you have a business or sometimes even a career in certain industries, it is imperative to have a presence on the Internet. This great demand by large numbers of people for owning a bit of space in cyberspace, which is accessible 24/7 on the Internet, without the huge costs involved, is what has spawned the advent of web hosting companies.
If you go back to 1991, when the Internet had started becoming user-friendly, with the World Wide Web being established along with web hosting as well as web pages being viewable, it used to be thought that only rich people could afford using these services, since they were mostly used by large business entities and a few people who could afford spending a lot of money for these services.
However, things began changing pretty fast. That is because the Internet, along with the World Wide Web, began evolving and growing at a phenomenal rate. Which, in turn, came about because this was the only means through which people could instantaneously connect to the world. This was what gave the impetus for the hosting of free instant messaging services, email services, as well as websites of companies to be used for business purposes. Read the rest of this entry »
Choosing a Professional Web Site Design and Development Company
Posted by admin in Web Design on January 8, 2012
Of course, if business houses should have an Internet presence, individuals too will follow suit. It is almost compulsory for various professionals like singers, dancers and even authors to have an Internet presence today.
The best way to have an Internet presence is to have a website. The importance of a website, how it looks, how user-friendly it is, cannot overemphasized. Actually speaking, websites are as important to the business as the office in the real world is. Just like how we do a thorough research as to which color pattern would suit our offices, we have to decide which color combination best represents the business on the Internet.
There are a number of ways to set up a website. One can either create a website with the number of free templates available over the Internet and set it up manually. Making a website is simple for anyone with a basic knowledge of software, Internet and the computer. How wrong can you go with uploading a file via FTP anyway? However, to have a professional look and touch to your website, you need to hire a professional website design company. Read the rest of this entry »