What is the Web?

web address

the identifying address for a file, or webpage, on the internet. Also called a URL

World Wide Web

one part of the internet. The internet also includes e-mail, instant messaging, multiplayer gaming, and FTP (peer-to-peer file sharing).

Search Engine (examples)

Google, Bing, Yahoo, and Ask

browser (examples)

Internet explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari

website

a collection of webpages that belong to one domain or owner.

Internet

a global network of computers. It is millions of computers around the world, all connected.

search engine

a program to help you find webpages on the internet.

webpage

a single document (which can include images, videos, charts, etc) viewable through a web browser.

browser

a tool to help you access the World Wide Web

Visible web

the part of the Web you can see

web address (example)

www.google.com

Deep Web

The whole Web