The World Wide Web

The WWW is a body of software and set of protocols

and conventions that make it possible for people on the
Internet to search for, retrieve, browse, and add
information. The availability of WWW server software
and the availability of free client software (browsers) such
as Internet Explorer, Safari, and Netscape have made the
WWW the most popularly distributed hypermedia system
ever. The Systematic Review of literature illustrates that
web browsers enable the delivery of such multimedia
content as digitized photographs and graphics, to an
unlimited number of users. Audio, video, and animation
can also be delivered to many users without decline in
quality with repeated uses. Web pages allow on demand
information exchanges between users and host servers.
For example, when completed, students can transmit their
answers to an online exam. CGI scripting can be utilized
to program responses back to the users; for example,
graded test answers returned to the user online. The cross
platform distribution of the web means that the instructor
no longer has to worry about producing separate versions
of a teaching material for windows or Macintosh. The
users’ computers can be located on or off-campus, in the
next state, or on 83 the other side of the world. The web
enables seamless integration of lessons from many sites
and allows the easy updating and expansion of learning
material. New information can be uploaded as quickly as
 it can be keyed into the correct format, producing
instructional materials that may be years ahead of
textbooks. Several variations of educational hypermedia
technologies have emerged on the Web and were reported
in the reviewed literature. Computer Aided Instruction
(CAI) allows instructional material to be delivered
electronically via the Web instead of in printed mode.
Computer Aided Learning (CAL) emphasizes the critical
and cognitive aspect of learning and allows learners to
explore the wider aspect of a subject. Computer-Based
Training (CBT), a more contemporary form of CAI using
interactive video and CD-ROM, has been around for
many years in corporate training and government
services.