World Wide Web in Plain English

World Wide Web in Plain English
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A short explanation of what makes the World Wide Web work Release Date: 5/8/2009. Video Length: 02:46.

What it Teaches

"World Wide Web in Plain English" introduces the system that makes up the world wide web, including explanations of browsers, code packets, servers and links. The video includes:

  • Where the information that appears on the screen "lives"
  • How the browser acts as a translator of packets
  • How servers are connected to create a web
  • How links connect computers to unique addresses

Video Specs

  • Title: World Wide Web in Plain English
  • Text: Transcript
  • Created By: Common Craft
  • Release Date: 5/8/2009
    • Quicktime (.mov) 1280 X 720 (46MB)
    • Windows Media (.wmv) 854 X 480 (61MB)

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