The document defines common web terminology including:
- The World Wide Web uses the internet to share graphical information publicly. The W3C develops web standards to support the World Wide Web.
- Computer networks interconnect devices to share resources and come in various sizes from personal to global areas. The internet is an international network that connects millions of servers to share data.
- Common internet protocols and applications include email, FTP for file transfers, HTTP/HTTPS for web pages, and telnet for remote access. Plugins add functionality to programs and web pages are basic documents that make up websites. Websites combine pages with various content and code.