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Chapter 1 - Introduction

The document provides an overview of web programming, focusing on the distinction between the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW). It explains the components of the WWW, such as URLs, HTTP, and HTML, and discusses the applications of the Web in various fields including communication, entertainment, and e-commerce. Additionally, it covers web hosting and domain name registration as essential elements for establishing a web presence.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

The document provides an overview of web programming, focusing on the distinction between the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW). It explains the components of the WWW, such as URLs, HTTP, and HTML, and discusses the applications of the Web in various fields including communication, entertainment, and e-commerce. Additionally, it covers web hosting and domain name registration as essential elements for establishing a web presence.

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Web Programming

Instructor: Melaku M.

Target Group: G4 CS Student


Chapter 1: The World Wide Web(WWW)

Outline
Outline
❖Course overview overview
1.1 Course
❖The Internet and WWW
1.2.
❖Web The
Hosting Internet and World Wide Web
❖Domain Name Registration
1.3. Web Hosting and Domain Name Registration
The Course overview

Web Programming
➢ Client-side scripting
➢ Server-side scripting
Internet

❖The Internet is a vast


network that connects
computers all over the
world. It allows for the
exchange of information,
data, and resources
worldwide.
Internet
❖The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses
the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and
devices.

❖It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business,


and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of
electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies.

❖Internet carries vast range of information and services, such as the inter-linked
hypertext documents and applications of the WWW, electronic mail, telephony
digital newspaper, book, online music and file sharing
Internet
❖The Internet has no single centralized governance in either technological
implementation or policies for access and usage;

❖Each constituent network sets its own policies.

❖The overreaching definitions of the two principal name spaces in the Internet,
the Internet Protocol address (IP address) space and the Domain Name System
(DNS), are directed by a maintainer organization, the Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
World Wide Web(WWW)
World Wide Web(WWW)
❖The WWW, often simply referred to as the Web, is an interconnected
network of websites and documents that can be accessed via the
Internet.

❖It is a collection of websites or web pages stored in web servers and


connected to local computers through the internet.

❖These websites contain text pages, digital images, audios, videos, etc.
Users can access the content of these sites from any part of the world
over the internet using their devices such as computers, laptops, cell
World Wide Web(WWW)
❖The WWW, along with internet, enables the retrieval and display of
text and media to your device.

❖Web is not the same as the Internet: the Web is one of many
applications built on top of the Internet.
❖The building blocks of the Web are web pages which are formatted in
HTML and connected by links called "hypertext" or hyperlinks and accessed
by HTTP.
Working of WWW
❖A Web browser is used to access web pages. Web browsers can be
defined as programs which display text, data, pictures, animation and
video on the Internet.

❖ Hyperlinked resources on the World Wide Web can be accessed


using software interfaces provided by Web browsers.
Features of WWW
❖WWW is open source.

❖It is a distributed system spread across various websites.

❖It is a Hypertext Information System.

❖It is Cross-Platform.

❖Uses Web Browsers to provide a single interface for many services.

❖Dynamic, Interactive and Evolving


Components of the Web
There are 3 major components of the web:

1. Uniform Resource Locator (URL): addresses that uniquely identify


resources on the Web. URL is an online address that is given to
the web page.
❖To access a Web component, a client supplies a unique universal
identifier, called a URL (uniform resource locator) or URI (uniform
resource identifier) (formally called Universal Document Identifier
(UDI)).
Components of the Web
There are 3 major components of the web:

2. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP): HTTP specifies


communication of browser and server. The HTTP protocol governs
data transfer between a client and a server.

3. Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML): HTML defines the


structure, organization and content of a web page.
World Wide Web(WWW) Applications
❖The Web has become an essential part of our lives, used for:

❖Information retrieval: Searching for and accessing a vast amount of


information on various topics.

❖Communication: Sending and receiving emails, participating in online


forums, and using social media.

❖Entertainment: Streaming movies and TV shows, playing online games, and


listening to music.

❖E-commerce: Buying and selling products and services online.

❖Education: Accessing online courses, learning materials, and resources.


World Wide Web and Internet
❖Some people use the terms 'internet' and 'World Wide Web'
interchangeably.

❖They think they are the same thing, but it is not so.

❖Internet is entirely different from WWW. It is a worldwide


network of devices like computers, laptops, tablets, etc.

❖WWW is an interconnected network of websites and documents


that can be accessed via the Internet.
World Wide Web and Internet

But, when you have opened a website like www.facebook.com for


information, you are using the WWW; a network of servers over the
internet.
World Wide Web and Internet
Web Hosting and Domain Name Registration

❖Web hosting is a service that provides storage space for your website's files on
a server connected to the internet. Think of it as renting a digital space for your
website to live.

❖Domain name registration is essentially renting the domain name from a


registrar. Web hosting provides the server where your website's files are stored.
To connect your domain name to your website, you need to set up DNS (Domain
Name System) records at your domain registrar to point to your hosting server's
IP address.
Summary
❖WWW has revolutionized how information is accessed and shared globally.

❖It provides a vast network of interconnected documents and resources accessible


via the Internet. Through web browsers, users can navigate websites, access
multimedia content, communicate, and conduct transactions online.

❖The WWW has transformed communication, commerce, education, and


entertainment, shaping modern society and facilitating a connected global
community.

❖ Its continued evolution and accessibility drive innovation and connectivity


worldwide.

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