Toshiba 1805 User Manual

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The Internet is an association of thousands of networks and 
millions of computers around the world connected by 
communications lines. They all work together to share 
information. 

The World Wide Web (or ‘Web’) is a subset of the Internet—a 
collection of interlinked documents (located on computers 
connected to the Internet) that work together using a specific 
Internet protocol called Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). 

The World Wide Web offers information as text, images, audio, or 
video to be referenced from anywhere in the world. Special 
programs called Web browsers are specifically designed to work 
with HTTP. They make it easier to connect to a particular network 
address and send and receive information. 

Once connected to the Internet, the Web browser displays a home 
page, for example, your ISP’s home page on the Internet or your 
company’s Web site home page. 

To visit a desired Web site, type in the Web address. The Web 
address, or Uniform Resource Locator (URL), is a unique 
identifier for that computer system linked to the Internet. Web 
addresses can also appear within a Web page’s text, and are known 
as links. Clicking a link automatically transfers your Web browser 
to that site. 

You can also use a Search Engine, a Web site specifically designed 
to help you look for information.