Compaq 1400 Web Servers, Surfing the Web, Internet Address

PRESARIO NOTEBOOK BEYOND SETUP GUIDE LETS GO SURFING 6-5
1400 SERIES
H
y
perlinks often appear in Web pa
g
es as colored, underlined
text. You will also find h
y
perlinks hidden in buttons, pictures,
and drawin
g
s on a Web pa
g
e.
When
y
ou pass
y
our cursor over a hidden h
y
perlink, the
normal cursor arrow turns into a hand with the thumb and first
fin
g
er extended.
Click on a h
y
perlink and discover where it sends
y
ou.
These links can move
y
ou from pa
g
e to pa
g
e, site to site, Web
server to Web server—all over the 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 throu
g
hout the world.
Surfing the Web
Usin
g
y
our computer to tour the
World Wide Web is called
surfing the Web. Sometimes
y
ou’ll
j
ust be lookin
g
to see
what’s there. At other times,
y
ou’ll be lookin
g
for somethin
g
specific.
Internet Address
A Web site has an Internet address that tells
y
our computer
how to find it. An Internet address is known as a Uniform
Resource Locator, or URL. It identifies the location of a Web
site
j
ust as
y
our home address identifies where
y
ou live.