Here is a survey of the current technologies used on the web. As with all computing technologies, there is both a software side and a hardware side. Hardware refers to the physical machines used to operate and access the web. Click here for more detail. Web related software comes in several flavors.
Browsers are the interface used by the user to access web pages remotely.
Web servers allow individuals and corporations to set up sites for private and public access. Another category is the software used to generate content for these sites. Image, sound, and video editors are all used to develop the sites you see on the web. With the proliferation of information on the web, several legal issues have become very important. The electronic age brings out new issues in copyright, information transfer, and freedom of speech.