There are several different ways to get to specific Web sites and navigate through the World Wide Web. The first way to get to a Web site is to type its address in the appropriate box in your browser. This address is called a URL, or Uniform Resource Locator. When you type in a URL and press Return, your Web browser will display the specified Web site. Another way to move around through sites on the Internet is to use hot links.
Links appear in almost every Web site.
By using them, you can quickly and easily move to new relevant destinations on the Internet. They often appear as highlighted or underlined words or phrases. As you travel through the Internet and follow links to various new sites, you can retrace your steps if you want to return to a site. If you don't know the address of a certain Web site, or want to find a list of sites relevant to a certain topic, you can use a search engine. A search engine is like a card catalog for all the Web sites on the Internet.