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CS101 Introduction To Computing: (Web Development Lecture 1)
CS101 Introduction To Computing: (Web Development Lecture 1)
Lecture 3
The World Wide Web
(Web Development Lecture 1)
During the Last Lecture …
We learnt about several important
milestones on the modern computing’s
journey that started with the Analytical
Engine, and as of today, has brought us
to the hand-held computer
Today’s Goal is to …
• Become familiar with one of the most popular activities
on computers – the World Wide Web
http://dawn.com
http://www.vu.edu.pk/~altaf
http://www.smeda.org.pk
Are there any access charges?
• Most of the info on the Web is available
for free
links
Links
• The underlined pieces of text in blue are called
links
• DRAWBACKS:
– Inconsistent quality of pages
– Broken links
The most popular Web sites?
• AOL – Most popular ISP’s Web site
• Here is an example …
What’s the problem with this page?
• You (a human) see this page and immediately
understand what my name is
• How would a computer know the same fact?
• For that, the computer needs some help
• Some help in form of a statement:
– Name=“Altaf Khan”
– Occupation=“Teaching”
– Employer=“Virtual University”
– And so on
The Future: The Semantic Web
What unique feature distinguishes the Web of today with
the Semantic Web of tomorrow?
http://www.sciam.com/2001/0501issue/0501berners-lee.html
Another useful Web page …
http://www.hbcollege.com/infosys/parker2000
What have we learnt today?
1. What is the World Wide Web?