Web Fundamentals and HTTP Basics
The Internet is a storehouse of volumes of diverse information and resources ranging from software executables and services to information in the form of graphics images or text. A presentation medium that is able to encompass the inherent diversity in these resources is essential for easy data exchange. The World Wide Web, simply called the Web, provides such a medium. Although the Web is commonly perceived to be synonymous with the Internet, it is not. The Web only acts as a presentation medium through which you can explore the vast landscape of the Internet.
Think of the Web as a vast public library with books organized in clearly named shelves. Now, if you want to borrow a book on Buddhism, you need to search ...
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