Explain the term 'world wide web' (www.). What are the features of the world wide web?

The World Wide Web (www), is also a system of interlinked hypertext documents, accessed via the Internet. It provides a standard method for exchanging and publishing information on the internet and could be accessed through web browsers which display web pages of embedded graphics and HTML/XML encoded text. The term World Wide Web and internet are often used interchangeably. Features of World Wide Web: Medium of Publishing Information: The www is a medium for publishing information on the internet in an easy to use form. If we take the analogy of television then internet would be equivalent to the broadcasting equipment such as mast and transmitter and World Wide Web to the content of different T.V. programmes. Easy retrieval of Information: The amount of information available on the Internet has become so large that it is difficult to search for specific information. The www makes retrieval easy and quick. Easy Navigation of Documents: The www act as a search tool that helps find and retrieve information from a Web site using links to other sites and documents. Linking of Documents: Hypertext is identified by underlined text and a different color usually. It makes links within the same document or to other documents. Helpful in sharing information: The www is intended to help people share information resources, and services with the widest possible community of users. Use of Protocol: The www has Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) which acts as an interface between a Web Client Software.