Computerized news network groups. Often called Netnews or just simply News. This is a system of informational reference that extends the Gopher techniques. It is a collection of documents called Web pages that are linked together across the internet. Documents are referenced through hyperlinks - that is, links are provided to other documents from within a document.
Links can be in the form of images or text.
Netscape and Microsoft Explorer are now the most prominent products. These platforms coordinate all internet services under one program. Mosaic was the first Navigational tool - Netscape replaced it in popularity. All navigational tools are similar in function - each provides a point and click interface to internet services. They are capable of finding and retrieving information from many different sites around the globe.