A way to logon to a computer on the Internet and be able to conduct an interactive session as if the user is physically located at that site. FTP allows for the transfer of files on one computer on the Internet onto another. Text files and software programs are two kinds of files frequently requested. WWW , World Wide Web. A hypertext system linking all kinds of documents and Internet sites and mechanisms for searching it.
Lynx is a text-based browser that enables users without image software to search the web.
However, since the web make use of text, images, and audio files, a more sophisticated browser is desirable because it can access more information in more formats. Not all pages are searched by each browser, so pages can be missed.