Normally isolated from the Internet, but increasingly act as Internet Service Providers in and of themselves. Browsers are used to view sites on the internet, and browsing is the act of searching the net. Netscape is a Web Browser, as is Microsoft Internet Explorer. E-Mail Electronic Mail. Gopher An internet lookup tool that gathers many resources into one menu.
Gophers are extremely helpful, especially for beginning users.
M arkup L anguage. This refers to the simple referral language that is used to create and run a web site. This refers to the means by which your web browser connects to another site via the Internet. The global collection of interconnected local, mid-level, and wide area networks. Java A internet specific set of controls that allows a web site to run interactive programs, animations, sounds, scrolls, etc.