IWT | How Does the World Wide Web Work?

The World Wide Web is based on several different technologies that make it possible for users to locate and share information through the Internet. 

These include Web browsers, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

To access web pages, you must use a Web browser, usually referred to as a browser. 

Web browsers are programs that display text, data, pictures, animation and video on the Internet. 

Web browsers provide the software interface that enables you to use your mouse to click hyperlinked resources on the World Wide Web. Web browsers were initially only used for surfing the Web. 

They are now more universal and allow users to do many more tasks, including conducting searches, e-mailing, transferring multimedia files, participating in discussion groups and much more. 

Some examples of commonly used Web browsers are Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari.

Grandma, you have Internet Explorer already installed on your computer. You will double click this icon to launch Internet Explorer. You are now connected to the World Wide Web.