Crash Course on the EVOLUTION OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB

The Internet

The interconnected network of computer networks t hat spans the globe.

Reasons for Internet Growth in the 1990s

1.Removal of the ban on commercial activity

2.Development of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN

3.Development of Mosaic, the first graphics-based web browser at NCSA

4.Personal computers were increasingly available and affordable

5.Online service providers offered low-cost connections to the Internet

The World Wide Web

The graphical user interface to information stored on computers running web servers connected to the Internet

Intranet

A private network contained within an organization or business used to share information and resources among coworkers.

Extranet

A private network that securely shares part of an organization’s information or operations with external partners.