Chapter 12. Surfing the World Wide Web

Surfing the World Wide Web

After you set up your Internet connection, you can use Internet Explorer or another browser to navigate, or surf, the Web sites on the World Wide Web. This chapter explains the Web, and shows you how to navigate from site to site.

Introduction to the World Wide Web 214

Learn About Web Browsers 216

Search the Web 218

Read News on the Web 220

Research Using the Web 222

Buy and Sell on the Web 224

Socialize on the Web 226

Create Your Own Web Site 228

Introduction to the World Wide Web

The World Wide Web, or simply the Web, is a massive storehouse of information that resides on computers, called Web servers, located all ...

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