The Word Web Primer Tutorial
Depending on how young you are it may be hard to swallow the fact that …
There was a computerized world before the Internet
… even before GraphicalUserInterface even, when in the 1970’s Xerox wrote an operating system inspiring the GUI Windows and Mac OS X thinking of later years after a period that went through command line only IBM DOS and MicroSoft-DOS (placed on an IBM PersonalComputer (alas, not called “Hal”)) operating systems, some years before that desktop personal computing of Windows and Mac OS X and Commodores and XBox and GameBoys and PlayStations etcetera etcetera etcetera.
In the current Internet online world the word “web” appears a lot, originally deriving from the concept of the World Wide Web. Think …
- web browser … in all likelihood you’re using one (ie. a desktop application in a GUI operating system) now reading this … presented on a …
- webpage … UniformResourceLocator via that web browser’s address bar or a link off another webpage or email or SMS or some other online form of communication, in all likelihood as content based on the HTML format … which was constructed, as content, based on HTML files (and/or server based files such as PHP *.php or .Net Framework *.aspx etcetera ones that get translated to HTML) under the auspices of a …
- web protocol … delivery system …
Web protocols are sets of rules that define how data is formatted and transmitted over the internet, enabling devices and applications to communicate with each other. Key protocols include HTTP for web page transfer, HTTPS for secure connections, DNS for translating domain names to IP addresses, and TCP/IP for reliable data transmission across networks.
… those webpages the representative content for a …
- website …
A website (also written as a web site) is any web page whose content is identified by a common domain name and is published on at least one web server. Websites are typically dedicated to a particular topic or purpose, such as news, education, commerce, entertainment, or social media. Hyperlinking between web pages guides the navigation of the site, which often starts with a home page. The most-visited sites are Google, YouTube, and Facebook.
… living on a …
- web server … computer, this RJM Programming one being an AlmaLinux operating system based Apache web server supporting PHP server computer language and MySql database server (though other web server type names you might come across could be Tomcat or Nginx, Microsoft IIS (Internet Information Services) or LiteSpeed or Node.js) … where that webpage content can be enhanced via the use of a …
- web application …
A web application (or web app) is application software that is created with web technologies and runs via a web browser.[1][2] Web applications emerged during the late 1990s and allowed for the server to dynamically build a response to the request, in contrast to static web pages.
… sponsored by, for a lot of web servers, a …
- web host …
A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that hosts websites for clients, i.e. it offers the facilities required for them to create and maintain a site and makes it accessible on the World Wide Web. Companies providing web hosting services are sometimes called web hosts.
… and whether you refer to it this way or not, coming off reading this you may well then be accessing technology based on …
- web streaming …
Web streaming is the continuous delivery of audio/video content over the internet, letting you watch or listen instantly without downloading the whole file, common in services like Netflix, YouTube, and live broadcasts (e.g., Twitch, TV channels). It’s either on-demand (like movies) or live, sending data in real-time for events like sports or video calls, making media accessible instantly on internet-connected devices.
… most likely for entertainment or educational purposes … or perhaps more your style gravitates towards a …
- web game …
A browser game is a video game that is played over the Internet using a web browser, typically without the need for dedicated hardware or software installation.[1] They are sometimes referred to more specifically by their format, such as Flash games[2] or HTML5 games.
… as just a “tipping our toe” into the vast ocean of uses of the word “web” regarding today’s World Wide Web online world.
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