World Wide Web
Let an agent explain the World Wide Web, relay its history, core technologies, governance and evolution from W3C and computing history sources, describe the named extensions and flag the unverified alias, and distinguish the Web from the Internet, Web3 blockchain concepts, apps using other protocols and search engines.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the World Wide Web, relay its history, core technologies, governance and evolution from W3C and computing history sources, describe the named extensions and flag the unverified alias, and distinguish the Web from the Internet, Web3 blockchain concepts, apps using other protocols and search engines.
An information system of interlinked documents and resources identified by URLs and accessed over the Internet using HTTP, invented by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN, proposed in 1989 with the first website in 1991 and released royalty-free in 1993, with standards developed by the World Wide Web Consortium, founded in 1994; extensions and visions the registry aliases name include the Semantic Web of machine-readable linked data, with specialised forms such as the Semantic Geospatial Web, Corporate Semantic Web and Social Semantic Web, and Web3D for three-dimensional content, while the alias NeuroNet could not be verified.
What it is for: Publishing and accessing linked information.
It can be explain history and technologies; relay governance and standards; describe named extensions; distinguish related concepts.
Distinguishing features
Hyperlinks
Open standards
Runs on the Internet
Global reach
What it looks like
Not a visible object; experienced as websites in browsers.
Physical character
proposal: 1989 year - Tim Berners-Lee at CERN
royalty-free release: 1993 year - CERN
W3C founded: 1994 year
core technologies: HTML, URL, HTTP list
How it is recognised
Hypertext information system on the Internet
Semantic Web, Semantic Geospatial Web, Corporate Semantic Web, Social Semantic Web, Web3D, NeuroNet
The Internet is the underlying network; Web3 refers to blockchain ideas; many apps use other protocols; search engines index the Web
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
was invented by -
is standardised by -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
static and dynamic web
Web 2.0 social platforms
Semantic Web and linked data
mobile web
Web3D and immersive web
Standards and regulation
W3C recommendations such as HTML and WCAG
IETF HTTP standards
Online safety and data protection laws such as GDPR
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing the Web and the Internet
Misinformation and privacy harms
Unverified alias NeuroNet
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What the Web is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is the World Wide Web, and how does it differ from the Internet, Web3, non-web apps and search engines? definition
- Is the question about history, technology, accessibility or online safety? boundary
Extensions
Named extensions.
Extensions
Extensions.
- What are the Semantic Web and its geospatial, corporate and social forms, Web3D and NeuroNet? definition
- Which entry fits the specific extension? action
Technology Technology.
Sources.
Core
HTML, URL, HTTP.
Core
Core.
- How do HTML, URLs and HTTP work together? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Semantic Web
Semantic Web.
Semantic Web
Semantic Web.
- What are RDF, OWL and linked data, and how widely are they used? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Governance Governance and society.
Regulation.
W3C
Standards.
W3C
W3C.
- How does W3C develop web standards, including accessibility guidelines? provenance
- Which entry fits Web Content Accessibility Guidelines? action
Society
Social effects.
Society
Society.
- What debates exist about platforms, privacy and misinformation, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Context History.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the Web grow from CERN to the Mosaic browser and beyond? provenance
- Which entry fits Mosaic (web browser)? action
Future
Future.
Future
Future.
- What is Berners-Lee s Solid project, and how do visions of the Web s future differ? provenance
- Which entry fits Solid (web decentralization project)? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should the Semantic Web variants be separate entries?
- How should W3C sources be linked?
- The registry alias NeuroNet could not be identified and should be reviewed