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Chapter 4: Getting Online     39

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Home page — a file that appears after connection has been made to a 
Web site address. This page contains links that will guide you 
throughout the Web site and may link you to other Web sites.

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Server — a computer or computer program that saves data in a storage 
area. This data can be downloaded to your computer for manipulation 
or printing purposes.

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Web browser — software that allows you to access and navigate Web 
sites found on the World Wide Web. Netscape Navigator and 
Microsoft Internet Explorer are two popular Web browsers.

E-mail

E-mail is an electronic mail service that lets you communicate with others 
around the globe. You need an internet connection and an e-mail address to 
send or retrieve e-mail.

World Wide Web

After you have your Internet service set up, you are ready to explore the 
Internet. To do this, you need to use a Web browser. In our example below 
we use Microsoft Internet Explorer to visit the Gateway Web site.

Connect to the Internet service. Depending upon your Internet service 
provider, you may be prompted to provide your user ID and password.

Double-click the 

 icon on the desktop to start Microsoft 

Internet Explorer. The Web browser opens.

Go to a Web site by typing its address in the browser’s Address Bar 
(for example, 

), then press E

NTER

.

To browse the World Wide Web

 Important!

Web site addresses are not 
always permanent. If an 
error screen appears that 
states the file cannot be 
found, verify that you have 
typed the correct address. If 
a screen stating the file 
cannot be found appears 
again, the Web site has 
either changed location or 
no longer exists.