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The TCP/IP Guide  9  TCP/IP Application Layer Protocols, Services and Applications (OSI Layers 5, 6 and 7)       9  TCP/IP Key Applications and Application Protocols            9  TCP/IP File and Message Transfer Applications and Protocols (FTP, TFTP, Electronic Mail, USENET, HTTP/WWW, Gopher)                 9  TCP/IP World Wide Web (WWW, "The Web") and the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)                      9  TCP/IP World Wide Web and Hypertext Overview and Concepts

World Wide Web and Hypertext Overview and History 1 2 3 World Wide Web Media and the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

Hypertext is the main concept that makes the World Wide Web more than just another message transfer system. However, the idea behind hypertext had been around for decades before the Web was born, as had certain software products based on that idea. Obviously, more than just a concept is needed for an idea to be developed into a successful system.

The Web became a phenomenon because it combined the basic idea of hypertext with several other concepts and technologies, to create a rich, comprehensive mechanism for interactive communication. This system today encompasses so many different concepts and software elements, and is so integrated with other technologies, that it's hard to find any two people who agree on what exactly comprises the Web, and which are most critical parts.

For example, one of the keys to the success of the World Wide Web is undeniably the combination of the TCP/IP internetworking protocol suite and the Internet infrastructure that connects together the computers of the world. Is the Internet then an essential component of the World Wide Web? In many ways it is; and in fact, due to how popular the Web is today, it is common to hear people call the Web “the Internet”.

The functional components of the World Wide Web are illustrated in Figure 314. Let’s take a look at them in a bit more detail now.

Figure 314: Major Functional Components of the World Wide Web

World Wide Web and Hypertext Overview and History 1 2 3 World Wide Web Media and the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

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