The current versions of Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer, the most popular browsers, use what is called Secure Socket Layer technology, affording transactions the highest level of security possible on the Internet. The Saks Fifth Avenue Web store has only 28 items in its women's section. In a typical Web shopping site, you click ont he name of the item to view a photograph or drawing and get a detailed description and price. Some sites allow you to rotate the item to see it from different angles, in different colors and, if it involves sound, listen to a sample of it. Many book-selling sites allow you to read the latest reviews of popular titles, learn something about the author or browse categories of books.
Compact discs are perhaps the most popular merchandise sold on the Web.
There are several ways to approach cybershopping. If you know what you want and what store carries it, it would be best to go directly to the Web site of your choice. Another approach is to shop in a cybermall. If you are looking for a specific store or type of store, you can type in the store name, or the subject, and with patience, find the Web address.