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Surfing the web 1 - Browsers by Scott Boyd Right now, I assume you don't know how to surf the web. Which is kinda silly considering you are reading this on a web page! But maybe you know someone who could benefit from this, so give them a hand to get here!
This article will look at the basics of the web.
WWW vs Internet These two terms are usually used as synonyms for each other, but that strictly isn't right.
The Internet (International Network) is a huge system of networks which includes the World Wide Wide (WWW). The WWW is the term used to refer to the part of the Internet accessed with browsers such as Internet Explorer or Opera.
For example, an office network is part of the Internet if it is connected via a modem. But only the company website is part of the World Wide Web.
Browsers A browser is a programme used to view pages on the World Wide Web. It is designed to interpret code (at a basic level, HTML, but other code as well) and file types (HTML pages, graphics, animations, sound files, etc) and display them (usually) in the manner the designer intended.
There are a few different types of browser out there, so a challenge for web page designers is to create a page that will display the same in different browsers - that's why you may see sites that look a bit odd from time to time!
Internet Explorer is the most used browser (because it comes free with MS Windows), so this article will concentrate on that.
Address bar The address bar is the place you type in the address (URL - Uniform Resource Locator) of the page you want to visit.
Websites generally have addresses in the same format: www.name.com
The "www" part indicates that it is a website (a part of the world wide web) and the final part (in the case above - .com) is usually related to the business type and country (this isn't a set rule though, just a general guide).
The middle part of the address is the unique name for the site (in our case, "jobseekersadvice" is our name).
The last part of the domain, as mentioned can vary depending on business type and country, for example:
Note: US domain extensions don't have .us after them (well then can do but most don't). The reason for this is that the system was invented in the US. In the same way as postage stamps were invented in the UK and don't have the country written on them, US domains don't use .us.
It is important to note that completely different companies or individuals can own and operate different sites on the .com, .co.uk, .net, .info, etc extensions of any domain. The only exception would be .gov and .ac domains where you would have to prove you are a Government or Academic body when registering the domain.
Tip: you can quickly go back to sites you've just been to by clicking on the arrow at the right hand side of the address bar. A list will drop down of sites you have recently visited.
Regards Scott Boyd - Webmaster and Founder - Jobseekers Advice
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