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What is a Page?
Information on the Web is formatted into "pages." Each page contains some text and possibly pictures, sound, or even video. A page is actually a file stored on a remote computer somewhere on the Net. A remote computer that stores a Web page or other information is called a "host."
What is an Address?
Here's the address of Dasia.Net's homepage:
http://www.dasia.net/index.htm
This address has the following elements:
http://
Stands for "HyperText Transport Protocol," the protocol, or standard, used on the Web. http:// indicates that the address is for a Web page.
www.dasia.net
The name of the host machine for the Web page.
/index.html
The name of the actual Web page file. The .html suffix stands for "hypertext markup language," which is the format used to create Web page files.
All together, this address provides the exact location of a page on the Web. To visit a page, type its address into the Netsite: blank (Netscape Navigator) or the Address blank (Microsoft Internet Explorer) of your Web browser. Then press Return and your browser will find the Web page file, and display it for you.
What is a URL?
There is a term for a Web page address: "URL." This stands for "uniform resource locator," which means that all Web addresses follow a standard format that can be understood by all Web browsers all over the world. A URL can be used for almost any Internet address, not just Web pages. The letters http:// appear at the beginning of a URL for a Web page (as explained above), but a URL for a FTP site, for example, will start with ftp://.
Most of the time, however, you won't have to worry about specific Web page addresses. The Web allows you to "hyperlink," or "link," from page to page. When using your browser, clicking on any text that is colored and underlined will usually link you to another page, which will be automatically retrieved and displayed.
What are Bookmarks/Favorites?
When you find a page on the Web you think you might want to look at again later, you can "bookmark" it. Using Netscape Navigator, select Add Bookmark from the Bookmarks menu. The name of the page will then appear at the bottom of the Bookmarks pull-down menu. Using Microsoft Internet Explorer, select Add Page to Favorites from the Favorites menu. The name of the page will then appear at the bottom of the Favorites pull-down menu.
If you do this a lot, you will soon end up with a long list of bookmarks. Your browser allows grouping and indexing, so cataloging them is easy. You can even trade bookmark/favorite files with friends.
How do I Search the Net?
When you access Dasia.Net, your browser will present a
search box in the middle part of the screen. Google
is our preferred search engine, however, there are many, many
more out there. (ex. yahoo, excite, go.com, etc.)
Searches are generally fast, and you will soon be presented with a page listing all of the matches found from your search. A match is called a "hit." Usually, you will be given a list of up to 20 hits. If you scroll down, you will have the option to see more hits, if there are any.
The name of each listing is a hyperlink. You can click on the name to access the document. Typically, underneath each link is a brief description of the document.
Keep in mind that a general search will search the entire Internet for
hits..
You might come up with some bizarre stuff. If needed, you can always narrow down your search with some different search words and try again. If you get lost, just use your Back button (or Netscape Navigator users click the Search button) to return and start over.
Besides browsing the Web with search engines, there are sites
like yahoo that use a directory along with a search
engine. Using a directory is a lot like using the Yellow Pages -- you search by subject. Just start browsing through the directories until you find one of interest. Then click it, and multiple sites and sub-directories will appear for further investigation. For example, clicking on Yahooligans! for kids from the Yahoo! directory will take you to a listing of Web sites designed especially for children.
Remember, you can go back to the previous page simply by clicking the Back button in the upper left-hand corner of your Web browser. If you get lost, return to the Search page and start over.
Thanks for visiting. We
hope that you found this page useful.
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them to support.
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