| Browser |
Software program that enables users to read information found on the World
Wide Web |
| URL |
Uniform Resource Locator
A URL is the address of a web page on the World
Wide Web. For instance, http://www.umd.edu is the
URL for the university.
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| HTML |
HyperText Markup Language
This language is used to write pages for the
Internet. It enables the text to include codes that permit hypertext links and
formatting. |
| Hypertext |
A system of writing and displaying text that enables the text to be linked
in other text, graphics or documents on the Internet. The purpose of hypertext is to
group related information. |
| Pages |
Pages are information sources of the World Wide Web.
They combine text, pictures,
audio clips, video clips, animation, and other objects. They are connected around the globe
and form the World Wide Web. |
| Links |
Links are hypertext connections that can take you to another location (web page) on
the Internet. Links appear on the screen as highlighted text or as graphics. To follow a
link, click the text or graphic with your mouse. |
