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4. What are a web page and a website? Back | Next A web page is an electronic document written in a computer language called HTML. Each web page has a unique address, called a URL, which identifies where it is located. A website has one or more related web pages, depending on how it's designed. Web pages on a website are linked together through a system of hyperlinks. That way, you can jump between pages just by clicking on a link. On the Web, you navigate through web pages according to what interests you. This is called browsing or surfing the Net. HTML HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language, the computer language used to create web pages. URL URL is short for Uniform Resource Locator. It's the address for a web page. Your web browser uses this address to find the page on the Internet. Hyperlink Hyperlinks link web pages, sounds, pictures, and video on the Web. By clicking on a hyperlink, you jump to all sorts of cool things.     1. What is the Internet?     2. Why should I use the Internet?     3. What is the World Wide Web?     4. What are a web page and a website?     5. How does the Web work?     6. What's a home page?     7. How do I move around the Web?     8. What does .com mean?     9. What's the story with all those funny slashes and         dots?     10. What's e-mail?     11. What's so great about e-mail?     12. How does e-mail work?     13. How can I send e-mail to my friend?     14. Are there ways to have fun with e-mail?     15. What about chat? What is it?     16. Is there anything I should know when I'm in a chat           room?     17. How do I find cool websites?     18. How can I find information like a phone number or           e-mail address?     19. Is there anything I need to be afraid of on the          Internet?     20. Can I listen to music or see movies on the Net? Learn the Net (www.learnthenet.com) is Copyright 1996-2008. Michael Lerner Productions. All Rights Reserved.