| Twenty years ago the world was a very | | | | of the technology needed to do this had existed |
| different place. Most companies were still using | | | | for some time, it was not until the early nineties |
| paper based filing systems and people saw | | | | that the World Wide Web was born. It is |
| computers as being complicated and expensive. | | | | estimated that the internet grew by 100% per |
| Businesses had storage rooms and large filing | | | | year between the nineties and the millennium. At |
| cabinets full of alphabetically and chronologically | | | | present date, over 60% of businesses in the UK |
| ordered documents and letters. Due to the | | | | have websites, and more and more people are |
| efforts of large corporations, technology has | | | | using the internet to find the products and |
| advanced in a way that most people would have | | | | services they require. |
| never imagined. What would have taken up a full | | | | Why are websites so important? |
| warehouse worth of space can now be stored | | | | There are so many benefits to having a website |
| digitally in a device that is smaller than a book and | | | | that it is no surprise that so many businesses |
| it can be searched through in a matter of | | | | already have one. One of the obvious benefits is |
| seconds. | | | | that a consumer can find your business without |
| Early computers were command line based, this | | | | having to ever leave their home. British |
| would let the user communicate and dictate to | | | | businesses can broaden their area of exposure to |
| the pc through a series of textual commands. | | | | people from all over the world without having to |
| The general consensus at the time was that | | | | pay exorbitant amounts of money on television |
| computers were of no use to most home users | | | | advertising or distribution of leaflets. |
| because you had to be a well established | | | | If this business invests in a website instead, it will |
| computer nerd to even use one. The brains that | | | | not only save it an incredible amount of money, it |
| drove the computer to be what it is today had | | | | will also save it the time of creating and |
| far better plans for the future. They developed | | | | distributing all of the advertising media throughout |
| the window based graphical user interface. This | | | | all the countries that it wants to reach. Where |
| meant that most people could understand what | | | | to look for Web Design in Cardiff |
| was on the screen. The only problem was that | | | | A website can act like a second shop window |
| in these early years of computing, it was still very | | | | that is always open for business. Websites allow |
| easy to make mistakes that could crash the | | | | consumers to purchase products online 24 hours |
| computer. | | | | a day and 7 days a week. The website does |
| Operating systems continued to develop over the | | | | not have a closing time and will never be too |
| years as time passed and they became easier to | | | | busy to tend to the needs of the customer. |
| use, harder to crash and easier to repair. The | | | | The customer simply orders what they require |
| operating systems of present date have | | | | through the website and the order information is |
| automated repair features and are much more | | | | relayed to the business to be dispatched. Where |
| difficult to crash. | | | | to look for Web Design in Cardiff |
| Computers became popular to businesses and | | | | What does the future hold? |
| home users alike; but this is only one piece of the | | | | It is hard to guess how far technology will |
| puzzle that lead to the digital world we live in | | | | advance over the next ten years. Wireless |
| today. | | | | internet devices and hand held web browsers |
| The progression of the internet | | | | already exist, allowing consumers to purchase |
| The development of the internet was another | | | | whatever they want whenever they want from |
| crucial piece of the puzzle. As an increasing | | | | wherever they are. One thing that is certain |
| number of home users and businesses were using | | | | however is that the World Wide Web will continue |
| computers, technology was being created and | | | | to grow in size, popularity and functionality, |
| developed to link them all together through a vast | | | | allowing us all to live in a world with an ever |
| network known as the internet. Although pieces | | | | increasing quality of life. |