World Wide Web (www)

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under World Wide Web (www), the JAMB Computer Studies syllabus expects you to study:

• 6. World Wide Web (www)
• (a) Definition and full meanings of acronyms
• (b) Brief history of WWW
• (c) Basic terminologies
• (d) Protocols
• (e) Advantages and disadvantages of www.
• (f) Navigation through websites v.
• (g) Software for web development
• (h) Differences between email and website vi.
• vii.
• viii.
• ix. D

Study notes & guidance

Study World Wide Web (www) using a recommended Computer Studies textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Computer Studies, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying World Wide Web (www), you should be able to:

1. Give full meanings of www, HTTP, HTTPS, HTML, XML
2. Explain the history behind www
3. Explain basic terminologies: - www - Website - Webpage - Homepage - Protocol etc. Define Protocol and list different types of protocols (http, https, ftp, etc.) List uses and benefits of www. - Accessible from anywhere around the globe with the availability of the Internet - access to information or make information accessible to the world - connect to people from anywhere from home - purchase products online anywhere in the comfort of your home - create website for your business and do a lot much more than physical office - communicate with anyone around the world through texts, chats, and emails. - Online course can be completed using www. - Online marketing and branding of businesses - Facilitate establishing professional contacts - Unlimited access to information - etc. List disadvantages of www - Risk of data and identity theft - Cyberbullying - Easy spread of fake news - Hacking - Spam mails - paedophile - etc. Navigate through websites. - www.jamb.org.ng - www.waec.org.ng - www.neco.org.ng - www.ui.edu.ng - www.jgiyc.com - www.google.com etc. Use of software for web development - Frontpage - WordPress - Dreamweaver - Photoshop - Google Web Designer etc. ifferentiate between email and website - [email protected] and - www.jamb.org.ng

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Computer Studies syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.