THE EVOLUTION OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB

KEY TERMINOLOGY

TERM DEFINITION
World Wide Web (WWW) An information system that enables content sharing over the Internet through user-friendly ways meant to appeal to users beyond IT specialists and hobbyists.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) A markup language used to create documents on the World Wide Web incorporating text, graphics, sound, video, and hyperlinks.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) An application layer protocol in the Internet protocol suite model for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) A reference to a resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it.