Evolution of the World Wide Web : From Web 1.0 to Web 4.0

Abstract

The World Wide Web as the largest information construct has had much progress since its advent. This paper provides a background of the evolution of the web from web 1.0 to web 4.0. Web 1.0 as a web of information connections, Web 2.0 as a web of people connections, Web 3.0 as a web of knowledge connections and web 4.0 as a web of intelligence connections are described as four generations of the web in the paper. KEYWORDS Web 1.0, Web 2.0, Web 3.0, Web 4.0.