1.)    The major types of content on the web include electronic publishing, which are online versions of conventional print publications, entertainment, which grew from the file sharing craze such as Napster and iTunes, online games,  which is also entertainment but because of its intense interacting it is placed in its own category, portals, which are the web pages that users launch when they first log into the Web, search engines, such as the most popular, Google, communities, such as social networking like Facebook and MySpace, blogs, which are a cross between a personal web page or diary, and electronic commerce, such as businesses that make sales directly to consumers.

2.)    A good Web page would cause people to stay on the web page for a longer amount of time or to even return back.  One way to have a good Web page would be to use eye-catching colors and attractive layouts from magazine pages.  Also, people searching the web prefer short content items, about a screen full.  This way the web surfer does not get overwhelmed or confused easily and leaves the site quickly.  A good web page can be achieved with a good design, which should contain lots of empty dark, white, or black space, including small print, flash animations, and large graphic design spaces.  The Web pages should give all the pages in a site a consistent look and feel, providing navigation aids and minimizing download times.  If there are slow-loading animations, even an artistic page would be considered a bad design.  Lots of text and buttons is not something people remain interested in or attract towards.

3.)    Software manufacturers develop applications for personal computers.  Personal computer operating system software is dominated by Microsoft through Windows and through many application categories, such as Microsoft Word for word processing and Internet Explorer for Web browsers.  Software is increasingly being bought and downloaded over the internet.  Hardware includes makers of computers, which are further subdivided into super computers, mainframes, mini computers, workstations, and personal computers, computer storage devices, such as disk drives, and their peripherals, such as printers and modems.  In the personal computer market, Dell and Hewlett-Packard are the leaders.  Apple and IBM first started the trend of personal computers, however, they are now minor players.

4.)    Internet service providers connect users to the Internet and provide e-mail accounts.  The industry leaders include AT&T, Comcast, and AOL, which together account for nearly half of all US internet subscriptions.  ISP’s have high-speed connections to the internet from telecommunications carriers, local phone companies, or are connected with companies that provide their own network connections. There are currently over 300 ISPs in the US.  Content providers are those who create web pages and are made by in-house design departments.  For example, Amazon, has in-house staffs along with thousands of large and small companies that are not directly related to the media business.  This includes traditional graphic design, advertising, and public relations firms that have entered the market.  Also, services create raw information that others shape into information services. Therefore, anyone who has ever created a homepage is considered a content provider.