A key characteristic of WWW is its ease of use. LYNX, an older browser, allowed users to view text files, but not the graphical pages now commonly posted. The double slash indicates that a computer name or code follows. Browsers eliminate the need to enter a long URL more than once. URL's are long file names that allow you to read files from other computers around the world.
Browsers can view pages from locations other than the Internet.
Bentley College has an intranet consisting of fiber-optic cable and connections. Browsers can read files from other Bentley computers tied to the intranet. Finally, browsers can read files from hard drives and floppy disks. Bentley's network is a smaller network tied to a bigger one, where the bigger one is the Internet.