World Wide Web

The World Wide Web (called www) is the most popular and promising method of accessing the Internet. The main reason for its popularity is the use of a concept called hypertext. Hypertext is a new way of information storage and retrieval, which enables authors to structure information in novel ways. An effectively designed hypertext document can help users rapidly locate the desired type of information from the vast amount of information on the Internet. Hypertext documents enable this by using a series of links. A link can be shown on the screen in multiple ways, such as a labeled button, highlighted text, or different color text than normal text.

USES OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB AND INTERNET:

The worldwide scope of the Internet makes it perhaps, the single valuable tool for use in many significant ways by both non-profit and commercial organization. Some of the important current strategic uses of the Internet are:

1.  ON-LINE COMMUNICATION:

The electronic mail service "Email" on the Internet is extensively used today by computer users around the world to communicate with each other. With this facility, the Internet has proved to be a rapid and productive communication tool for millions of users.

2.  SOFTWARE SHARING:

The Internet provides access to a large number of shareware software development tools and utilities. A few examples of such available shareware tools are compilers, cod libraries, mail servers, and operating system.

3.  EXCHANGE OF VIEW ON TOPICS OF COMMON INTEREST:

The internet has number of news groups and forums. These news group and forums allows a group of users to exchange their view on some topic of common interest.

4.  POSTING OF INFORMATION OF GENERAL INTEREST:

The internet is also being extensively used as a large electronic bulletin board on which information of general interest can be posted to bring it to the attention of interested users around the world. Some commonly posted information includes career opportunities, conference, announcements, classified ads etc.

5.  PRODUCT PROMOTION:

Several commercial organizations are effectively using the Internet services for promoting their products. These organizations make use of WWW server sites, which are focused on disseminating timely information about corporate happenings, product announcements, recent strategic alliances, press releases, and other information of potential interest to existing and prospective customers.

6.  FEEDBACK ABOUT PRODUCTS:

Commercial organizations are also using the Internet to gather information about user satisfaction of existing products, market opportunities of new products, and idea for potential new products. This is usually accomplished by putting up an interactive survey application by the organization on a WWW site on the internet.

7.  CUSTOMER SUPPORT SERVICE:

Many organizations are also using the internet to provide timely customer support. The combined electronic mail, ftp, chat and other services on the Internet provide all of the enabling tools necessary to provide such first-rate customer support.

8.  ON-LINE JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES:

The internet now has literally thousands of electronic subscriptions, which can be found both for free and low cost. There are many WWW sites on the internet, which dealt with the electronic versions of many journals and magazines.

9.  ON-LINE SHOPPING:

The internet has also facilitated the introduction of new market concept, which consists of virtual shops. These shops remain open 24 hours all the year round, and are accessible to purchasers all around the world. They provide information about products or services for sale through WWW servers. Using the Internet services, customers submit specific product queries and request specific sales quotes.

10. WORLDWIDE VIDEO CONFERENCING:

Worldwide video conferencing is an emerging service on the Internet, which allows a group of users located around the globe to talk and interact with each other as if they were sitting and discussing in a single room. The parties interacting can see each other talking on their computer screens and can hear each other’s voice through a special audio-device fixed in their computers.

11. ONLINE EDUCATION

Various traditional schools and universities designed their education programs to provide distance learning opportunities to their students across the world.

12.  ONLINE JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

Internet provides an opportunity to millions of people to perform their duties through internet and earn handsome amount. On the internet, there are thousands of freelancing websites providing platform to freelancers and job providers.

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