II. Articulating a Strategic Framework
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web (WWW) refers to the universe of hypertext servers (HTTP servers) that allow text, graphics, sound files, etc. to be mixed together and accessed via the Internet. The Web often points to the whole constellation of resources that can be accessed using tools such as Gopher, FTP, HTTP, Telnet, and Usenet. Many colleges and universities are beginning to use the Web as a front end (or interface) to their administrative systems, especially for students to access their information in legacy systems. Many institutions also use the Web for institutional forms, replacing traditional paper forms. For some institutions, using a Web platform is a good strategy for migrating legacy systems into a networked environment.
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