Features of the World Wide Web
- HyperText Information System
- Cross-Platform and Cross-Device
...then and now - Distributed
- 263 million unique domains, 196 million active sites, and 10.5 million "web-facing" computers
(Netcraft Web Server Survey, December 2020)
- 263 million unique domains, 196 million active sites, and 10.5 million "web-facing" computers
- Open Standards
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript, HTTP, TCP/IP
- Open Source
- Mozilla, WebKit, Apache HTTP Server, JavaScript, PHP, Python, etc.
- Web Browser: provides a single interface to many services
- Information, Shopping, Banking, Communication, Finance, Business, etc.
- Dynamic, Interactive, Evolving