The world wide web

The world wide web (WWW)

The WWW provides information in the form of text, pictures, graphics, sound, animation and video. That means it uses multimedia.

The WWW is used by:

• art galleries to tell people about paintings and their artists
• governments to set out their policies
• shops to advertise and sell their goods
• education to make learning more fun
• cinemas and clubs to publicise their programmes
• travel agencies to sell holidays and flights
• many other organisations to provide information on many different things.

Organisations that want to provide information create a website. A website is a collection of web pages with information on the organisation and what it has to offer. People who want information on organisations can connect to the internet and visit these websites.