The World Wide Web
As mentioned briefly in Chapter 1, the Web consists of three key ideas working together: the Web protocol HTTP, the Web naming and addressing standard URI, and the Web data format HTML. There is much more that makes the Web possible, of course. As with most modern breakthroughs, the Web stands on the shoulders of previous technologies such as the Internet. It can be said that the popularity of the Web also owes much to the revolution of the personal computer. After all, it is the fact that so many people have computers and are connected to the Internet that makes the growth of the Web possible.
The Relationship Between the Internet and the Web
The Internet provides the backbone of the Web. Because the Web involves the exchange ...
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