The Internet

and
The Web
Designing and developing web
sites is a discipline which
requires basic understanding
of the internet and the world
wide web.
The Internet can be considered
as a very large container, with
the Web being a part within the
container.
 The Internet and The Web

Internet is the hardware part of The World Wide Web is the

the Net and Web infrastructure
- it is a collection of computer
networks connected together
through cable or wireless
communication medium.
software part – it is a collection
of web pages connected
through hyperlinks and URLs.
The Internet
➢it is the largest computer
network in the world
➢is a network of computers
connected together to
share information through
a common platform
➢is a super network of
networks
The World Wide Web
➢is what makes content
accessible on the internet
and consists of a huge
collection of documents
stored on computers
around the world
➢is a global platform which
allows several different
systems to communicate
and share information
How does the Web works?

➢ A Web browser is a software which interprets the

codes of a Web page and displays its contents on the
World Wide Web.
➢ The content of the Web page is displayed within the
browser on the Web.
The two main functions of a Web browser are:

1. To read and interpret the Hypertext Markup Language

(HTML) used for creating the Web pages and then
convert it into a graphical pages on the Web.
2. To allow users to navigate Web pages and to move
from one Web site to another.
Examples of Web Browsers:
How does the Web works?

➢ Each web page has a unique address, called a Uniform

Resource Locator (URL). You can instantly display any
web page if you know its URL.
➢ A URL is a unique address name given to each Web
page or Web site for easy identification and reference.
The parts of a URL:
➢ Generally a typical URL consists of three parts: The
protocol, the name of the site, and the absolute path
to the document or file, as shown below:
 How does the Web works?
➢The Web Page and Website
○ A Web page is just one single file within Website. Web
page may have text, image, graphics, animation, sound and
video. It is a single page with unique name on a Website.
○ A Website is a group of related pages or files designed and
organized around a common theme. It is a collection of
Web pages put together under one domain name.