Graphical user interface Software designed to allow the user to execute commands by pointing and clicking on icons or text to navigate the Internet. The first Web page a user sees when visiting a World Wide Web site. Akin to a table of contents or main menu to a Web site. For example, click here to link to Classroom Connect's home page. Hotlist A personal list of favorite Web addresses, organized in a single list.
All Web browsers allow users to create hotlists so users can return to their favorite Web sites.
Also known as Bookmarks. HTML turns a text document into a hyperlinked World Wide Web page. Hyperlink A highlighted word or graphic in a Web document that, when clicked upon, takes the user to a related piece of information on the Internet. The mechanism that allows Internet users to browse through information on the Web. An email address that automatically returns information requested by the user.