Finding Information on the Internet

newsgroup

an Internet discussion group on a particular topic

Web

the wires, cables, machines, and software connecting millions of computers world-wide

home page

the table of contents of a web site

HTML

(Hyper Text Markup Language) Each web page is stored in a server in the form of a file formatted in a code

keyword

a term which aids in narrowing a web search

information server

a "holding tank" for information on the Web or software which retrieves that information

web page

a block of information stored in an HTML file on a server

web site

a collection of interrelated web pages united by a home page

search engine

a device which categorizes and locates web sites

hyperlink

a highlighted word or phrase within a web page which acts as a "bridge" to another web page or site

browser

a software package which retrieves information from any or all available Internet servers