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A SharePoint site is really just an area that exists solely to house and store information used by its members. That information is presented to the users through logical components added to the site. These components, known as Web Parts, display useful information and provide functionality for the users in the site. For example, a Web Part can display the top-10 issues for a project, or simply display the weather forecast. Web Parts are a critical component for any SharePoint site because they present information in a way that makes it useful. If only raw data was presented on a site, users would be overwhelmed trying to sort through all the available information. By default, several different types of Web Parts come standard with Windows SharePoint Services:
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