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5. How does the Web work?
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Let's say you want to see a picture of Mars at the NASA website. First you type the address, or URL, of the website in your web browser (more about this in a while). Then your browser requests the web page from a web server located at NASA headquarters. NASA's computer sends the data over the Internet to your computer. Your web browser interprets the data and presto-there's Mars, right on your computer screen.
The NASA website also has links to web pages about other planets. By clicking on the link with your mouse, the whole process is repeated and you find pictures of Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and lots more. No matter what kind of information you want, the process is exactly the same--your computer and a remote computer "talk" to each other.
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?
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