Compaq Presario 1200 series - What Is the World Wide Web

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Hyperlinks make it easy to
jump from place to place on the
World Wide We b.
What is the World Wide Web?
The World Wide Web (www) is also known as the Web.
Web Sites and Web Pages
World Wide Web information is grouped in Web s ite s that are
home to one or more Web pages. Web pages can provide text,
graphics, animation, audio, and video to your computer.
Hyperlinks
Many Web pages include
hyperlinks, also known as links,
that transport your search at the
click of a button. A link can be to
another place on the same Web
page or to another computer
halfway around the world.
Hyperlinks often appear in Web pages as coloured, underlined
text. You will also find hyperlinks hidden in buttons, pictures,
and drawings on a Web page.
When you pass your cursor over a hidden hyperlink, the
normal cursor arrow turns into a hand with the thumb and first
finger extended.
Click on a hyperlink and discover where it sends you.
These links can move you from page to page, site to site,
Web server to Web server - all over he world!
Web Servers
Information on the World Wide Web is stored on computers
called Web servers. Web servers are like electronic libraries.
Web servers are scattered throughout the world.