People can view text, graphics, sound, video, and hyperlinks to other sites and documents. A web site can be read at any time by anybody, anywhere. Anyone can be a publisher on the Internet.
Many web sites are the work of small groups or individuals talking about their hobbies or interests.
The World Wide Web is viewed through a browser the window you are currently using to view this site. It takes about 5 minutes to set up - the only drawback is that most names are already taken, so you might end up being John799 as there are so many registered. With all of the internet service providers we listed, you will get some very good guidance on how to use the net, email etc. We start with a history of the web and give you some basic protocol and etiquette particularly for email to get you started. Its origins are in the 1960s and as with most of the world's most significant inventions, its beginnings were for military use.