Virtual Reality and the World Wide Web

Author: (English) David Jeffery / Zhang Yuping
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: This series will help readers uncover the mysteries of new science and technology, covering topics that are hot today. Each book collects fascinating background information and makes scientific predictions about the exciting developments of today and the future; at the same time, it analyzes the potential problems that scientific and technological progress may bring, as well as the consequences for society and the environment. The World Wide Web is an electronic communication area realized through computer technology. Today, people all over the world can be connected together through the Internet. The Internet enables computer users to communicate directly with each other and to connect directly with companies and various service providers. Through the Internet, anyone with a desktop computer can become part of the interconnected "global community." With the World Wide Web, computer users can quickly and easily send and receive information. What is cyberspace? What is behind the digital revolution? What discoveries will we make in the future? In this book, you will find answers to the above questions and many others. You will also learn about the history of digital development, from early computers to virtual reality and the World Wide Web.