Compaq 1200 - Manual (Page 68)

6-4 L ET ’ S G O S URFING P RESARIO N OTEBOOK B EYOND S ETUP G UIDE
1200 S ERIES
Hyperlinks make it easy to
jump from place to place on the
World Wide Web.
What is the World Wide Web?
Inside the Internet is the World Wide Web (www). Although
the World Wide Web is the part of the Internet that you are
most likely to be interested in, it is only one small part of the
whole system.
The complete Internet offers a number of tools, including
e-mail, the World Wide Web, and other communication
services.
Here is some basic information about aspects of the Web that
will help you understand this new world.
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a popular system that is set up within
the Internet specifically for publishing and accessing
information. It is also known as the
Web. The letters www
stand for World Wide Web.
Web Sites and Web Pages
World Wide Web information is grouped in Web sites 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.