Just using HTML tags can make web pages look far more exciting than gopher pages but the real success of the Internet is due to the interaction that is possible between the web page and the user. Web pages can also allow the user to run programs on remote servers. Some Internet servers use
CGI
,
Java
and
ASP
. These facilities can interact with remote databases to provide particular information requested by the user or to completely control the look of the web page.
The World Wide Web has the ability to change very rapidly and include new technologies to make it even more exciting. The only way to really begin to understand the web is to see what is out there! It is probably the easiest way to use a computer and the large number of search engines and directories should help you to find your way around the massive amount of resources that are available.
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