71Using the World Wide Webwww.gateway.comUsing the World Wide WebThe World Wide Web is a multimedia window to the Internet that gives youaccess to millions of information sources.Information on the Web comes to you on Web pages, which are electronicdocuments that you view using a Web page display program called a browser.You can use any of the commercially available Web browsers, like MicrosoftInternet Explorer (which comes installed on your new computer), NetscapeNavigator, or the browser built into America Online.Web pages can contain text, animations, music, and other multimedia features.A group of related Web pages is called a Web site. You can access Web sites toshop, track investments, read the news, download programs, and much more.You can explore a Web site or visit other Web sites by clicking areas on a Webpage called links or hyperlinks. A link may be colored or underlined text, apicture, or an animated image. You can identify a link by moving the mousepointer over it. If the pointer changes to a hand, the item is a link.To learn more about using the Web browser features, click Help in the menu bar.WebpageLinkLinked Webpage
