World Wide Web literacy, hereafter referred to as Web literacy, can be thought of as a subset of information literacy where the need for information is identified, located, evaluated. As computer literacy has increased throughout the educational system, Web literacy has increased as well and has shifted from one stage to another in a logical procession.
Computer literacy is the knowledge of how to use a computer.
Basically, it is a working knowledge of how to turn the computer on and off, effective keyboarding skills, word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications, and so forth. Web literacy on the other hand, refers specifically to skills and knowledge that is gained from the use of the Web. In summary, those progressive steps can be categorized into three stages. The first stage of Internet literacy is learning protocols, history, and navigation of the Internet. During this stage, students do not necessarily become comfortable with the Internet, but become aware of its existence and potential in information seeking.