What Is a Website And How Do I Use it?

What Is a Website And How Do I Use it? — page 3 — CHAPTER1 THE WORLD WIDE WEB eading web pages and accessing websites is something most of us do many times a day However this is only possible because of the Internet a vast system of interconnected computers and underground cables GLOBAL NETWORK The Internet is a relatively new invention During the 1960s computer scientists figured out a way of connecting computers around the United States and later the world in order to exchange information more easily Together they worked out a system of rules called protocols that allowed computers to send and receive information over telephone lines IMPORTANT APPLICATIONS Over time scientists developed many different useful applications for the Internet Some of these such as e mail and video conferencing systems such as Skype have made communication easier Others such as file sharing were geared toward making work easier The Internet application that has made the greatest difference is the World Wide

What Is a Website And How Do I Use it? — page 4 — LinkedIn THE WORLD WIDE WEB Blogger CHANGED LIVES Since it was released to the general public in 1992 as a way of accessing documents electronically the World Wide Web has changed our lives dramatically Without the Web we would not be able to shop online watch videos on YouTube or catch up with friends on social media sites such as Facebook BUY NOW Today it is possible to buy almost anything online from music to

What Is a Website And How Do I Use it? — page 5 — LinkedIn Skype WHAT IS A WEBSITE AND HOW DOUSE IT ALL ABOUT THE WEB The World Wide Web is a vast collection of electronic documents known as web pages stored on millions of computers around the world Web pages can be accessed at any time of the day by anyone with a computer tablet computer such as an iPad or a smartphone SMALL BEGINNINGS The Web revolution began with a single web page first developed in 1989 by scientists in Switzerland The scientists used a special language they had invented called HTML Hypertext Markup Language The scientists main aim was to encourage people to use HTML to publish web pages on the Internet where other computer users around the world could access them NEVER ENDING GROWTH The idea caught on and now there are web pages and websites on just about any subject you can think of Whether you are interested in reading about a band such as Coldplay your favorite football player or the history of pizza making you can find what you are looking for on the World Wide

What Is a Website And How Do I Use it? — page 6 — THE WORLD WIDE WEB GRA MAY AWARDS GR GR AWARDS Zs O Web pages are packed with information You can find out almost anything on the Web from the latest releases by favorite bands such as Coldplay to news bulletins HOW BIG IS THE WEB No one knows exactly how many pages there are on the World Wide Web This is because there are many different ways of indexing or cataloging the Web Estimates from experts range from 1 69 billion pages to nearly 200 billion However all experts agree that the number of websites is increasing every

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