Understanding The Web

Basically the web (or internet) are phone lines connected to computers. Servers are used to store the web site files. Servers have 2 main functions, one connecting you to the web and the other is making your site available on the web.

Connecting you to the web

You need to be connected to the internet by a server so you can access the sites on the web. Companies like AT&T, Microsoft, AOL and your Cable Company, all offer internet access.

You use a browser like Internet Explorer or FireFox, to either go directly to a website with a domain name (www.charternet.com is an example of a domain name) or use a search engine like Google, Yahoo, MSN and the others to find sites that you are looking for. You type in keywords, like ‘Florida Fishing Charters’ and up comes a list of websites that the search engine has determined to fit your keywords. (see search engine marketing to learn more about this).

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