- A Browser
(also referred as Web client) is a software application which lets you access and
brows any Web Server on the Internet. The Browser will also display in a consistent format
any Web document, which can contain text, graphics, sound, or video. The format the
Browser uses to display the Web document is called hypermedia.
- The most
common used Browser used today are Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape's
Navigator or Netscape's Communicator. Since both Browsers are distributed free of charge,
it is a matter of personal preference as to which one to use. Basically, both of these
Browsers perform the same functions (e-mail, FTP, News Groups, Search capabilities,
displaying and reproducing audio and video files). Some differences do exist between these
two Browsers. It pertains to how they each handle specific information and how it is
displayed or the lack thereof. Microsoft does bundle Internet Explorer with the operating
system (Win95/98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, XP), plus, Internet Explorer can and does
perform automatic display changes of your Web document when streaming video or xhtm format
is used.
Netscape's software is more independent, not intrusive on your other applications and
gives you more control of how to display and configure your Web presence.
- URL stands
for Uniform Resource Locator. This is the address which each Web Page or Web Site on the
Internet is identified with. Usually, the address starts with: www.
- A Search
engine performs the task of finding and displaying specific information from the
Internet, based on the criteria you established. The criteria can be very general, or you
can be very specific about the subject. Since there is such a huge amount of information
available on any imaginable subject, you can shorten the Search task by employing advanced
search techniques.
These techniques can be: using exact words or phrases, symbols like + or - right in front
or right after the word, Boolean operators which can include AND, OR, AND NOT. Generally,
each of the Search engines has a Help link, explaining in greater detail how to perform a
Search.
- Downloading
Netscape Communicator, Create a download folder on your hard drive. Connect to the
Internet. Using Internet Explorer or any other Browser, go to: www.netscape.com On the left side of the portal,
click on the Download link, go to your download folder and indicate: Save on disk. Follow
the on-line instructions.
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