Abstract
This article first examines the difference between two very familiar and sometimes synonymous terms, the Internet and the Web. The article then explains the relationship between the Web's protocol HTTP and other high-level Internet protocols, such as Telnet and FTP, as well as provides a brief history of Web development. Next, the article analyzes the mechanism in which a Web browser (client) "talks" to a Web server on the Internet. Finally, the article studies the market growth for Web browsers and Web servers between 1993 and 1999. Two statistical sources were used in the Web market analysis: a survey conducted by the University of Delaware Libraries for the 122 members of the Association of Research Libraries, and the data for the entire Web industry from different Web survey agencies.
Highlights
This articlefirst examines the difference between two very familiar and sometimes synonymous terms, the Internet and the Web.The articlethen explainsthe relationship betweenthe Web'sprotocolHTTP and otherhigh-levelInternet protocols,such as Telnetand FTP, as wellas providesa brief historyof Webdevelopmen.tNext, thearticle analyzes the mechanismin which a Web browser(client)"talks" to a Webserveron the Internet
Twostatisticalsourceswere used in the Web market analysis: a survey conducted by the Universityof DelawareLibrariefsor the 122 members of the Association of Research Libraries,and the datafor the entire Web industryfrom differentWebsurveyagencies
We can compare the Internet to the Great Wall of China, which was built in the Qin dynasty around the third century B.C. by connecting many existing short defense walls built by previous feudal states
Summary
This articlefirst examines the difference between two very familiar and sometimes synonymous terms, the Internet and the Web.The articlethen explainsthe relationship betweenthe Web'sprotocolHTTP and otherhigh-levelInternet protocols,such as Telnetand FTP, as wellas providesa brief historyof Webdevelopmen.tNext, thearticle analyzes the mechanismin which a Web browser(client)"talks" to a Webserveron the Internet. The Internet, the World Wide Web, Library Web Browsers, and Library Web Servers The Web has some other key features that make it stand out from earlier Internet information exchange protocols.
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