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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). Althou
g
h
the World Wide Web is the part of the Internet that
y
ou are
most likel
y
to be interested in, it is onl
y
one small part of the
whole s
y
stem.
The complete Internet offers a number of tools, includin
g
e-mail, the World Wide Web, and other communication
services.
Here is some basic information about aspects of the Web that
will help
y
ou understand this new world.
World Wide Web
The
World Wide Web
is a popular s
y
stem that is set up within
the Internet specificall
y
for publishin
g
and accessin
g
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
g
rouped in
Web sites
that are
home to one or more
Web pages. Web pa
g
es can provide text,
g
raphics, animation, audio, and video to
y
our computer.
Hyperlinks
Man
y
Web pa
g
es include
hyperlinks, also known as
links,
that transport
y
our search at the
click of a button. A link can be to
another place on the same Web
pa
g
e or to another computer
halfwa
y
around the world.