Generations of Web - Web 1.0, Web 2.0, Web 3.0

What is Web?

Web is also known as World Wide Web. It is a service over the internet which allows us to access a lot of information stored in web documents and other resources using URL. These web documents are known as web pages. These web pages are interconnected with each other. These web pages have a specific format. A special Markup Language called HTML is used to format web page(s).

In 1989, Tim Burners-Lee suggested creating a global hypertext space in which any network accessible information would be referred to by a single Universal Document Identifier (UDI). The dream behind of the web was to create a common information space in which people communicate by sharing information.[1]

Generations of Web Web 1.0

            Web 1.0 is the name used to describe the first generation of the World Wide Web, where only static HTML pages can be generated and shared. In 1989, the Web 1.0 was introduced by Tim Burners-Lee. Web 1.0 was read only web. Its mean that users can only read the information on the web and cannot add any information in the web pages. It is also known as mono-directional or unidirectional. Only owner/developer can add or modify content in the web pages.

You can visit the first World Wide Web on http://info.cern.ch/ .

Web 2.0

            Web 2.0 is the name used to describe the second generation of the World Wide Web, where it moved static HTML pages to a more interactive and dynamic web experience. In 2004, the Web 2.0 was officially introduced by Dale Dougherty. Web 2.0 provided some new techniques to allow users read and write access on the web pages so that they can add information in the web pages. It emphasis user generated content. By using Web 2.0 users can interact with each other.

For example: Social Networks, RSS, and Wikis etc.

Web 3.0

            Web 3.0 is the name which describes the third generation of the World Wide Web. It is upcoming web evaluation which is also known as the Semantic Web where content is generated by computers rather than human. It is an integration of Artificial Intelligence in Web 2.0. Which is introducing a new system which will be able to reduce our efforts. Web 3.0 is able to know the interest of the user and generate content according to the user’s need. Web 3.0 is not fully adopted but some websites have partially adopted this technology.

 

[1] https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/8cb3/93c3229e8f288febfa4dac12a0f6298efb93.pdf