JAVA AND WORLD WIDE WEB

JAVA AND WORLD WIDE WEB

World Wide Web (WWW) is an open-ended information retrieval system designed to be used

in the Internet's distributed environment. This system contains what are known as Web pages

that provide both information and controls.

Java was meant to be used in distributed environments such as Internet. Since, both the Web

and Java share the same philosophy, Java could be easily incorporated into the Web system.

Before Java, the World Wide Web was limited to the display of still images and texts.

However, the incorporation of Java into Web pages has made it capable of supporting

animation, graphics, games and a ,vide range of special effects. With the support of Java, the

Web has become more interactive and dynamic. On the other hand, with the support of Web,

we can run a Java program on someone else's computer across the Internet.

WEB BROWSERS

Internet is a vast sea of information represented in many formats and stored on many

computers. A large portion of the Internet is organized as the World Wide Web, which uses

hypertext. Web browsers are used to navigate through the information found on the net. They

allow us to retrieve the information spread across the Internet and display it using the

hypertext markup language (HTML). Examples of Web browsers: Hot Java, Netscape

Navigator, and Internet Explorer.