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 Glossary of Internet Terms
- Internet address
- An Internet address is the name of a site you want to connect to, like www.microsoft.com. Also, an Internet address can mean the address of someone you want to send email to, such as president@whitehouse.gov. Also see URL.
- browser
- The program you use to view Web pages. Microsoft Internet Explorer is a Web browser.
- DNS (Domain Name System) server
- A computer maintained by your Internet provider that matches IP addresses to host names. Some providers will send you a specific DNS address that you must type in the Internet Setup wizard. This address typically contains four sets of numbers separated by periods and is different from your IP address.
- home page
- The main page of a Web site. The home page of a Web site usually contains a main menu or table of contents containing links to other pages within the site. Your start page is a home page.
- hyperlink
- Anything on a Web page that you can click to jump to another page. A hyperlink could jump to another page at the same site or to page on a totally different part of the Internet.
- IP address
- The IP address is the numeric address of a computer. Some providers will send you the IP address of their server, which you must type in the Internet Setup wizard, but many providers don't require you to do this. If you're not sure whether you need to enter an IP address, contact your Internet provider.
- link
- See hyperlink
- start page
- The first page that you see when you connect to the Internet.
- surfing
- The act of navigating the Web by clicking hyperlinks.
- VRML
- Virtual Reality Modeling Language-a computer programming language that enables Web authors to create 3-D environments. The Internet Starter Kit comes with Virtual Explorer for Windows 95, a browser for viewing VRML sites.
- URL
- The address of a Web page. URL stands for Universal Resource Locator. Web URLs start with "http://". The URL of the page you are on is displayed in the address bar of Internet Explorer. If you know the Internet address of a particular page you want to go to, you can type it in, and then press ENTER.
- Web page
- Any document that you can view on the Web. A Web site consists of one or many Web pages.
- World Wide Web
- Also known as WWW, the Web is a hypertext system that enables you to see documents in richly formatted text and graphics. Using a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, you can navigate the Web by clicking on hyperlinks.
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