To access the World Wide Web, you must use a Web browser. A browser is a software program that allows users to access and navigate the World Wide Web. Text, images, audio, and video are retrievable through a graphical software program such as Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer. These browsers are available for both Windows-based and Macintosh computers.
Navigation is accomplished by pointing and clicking with a mouse on highlighted words and graphics.
The current version of Navigator is contained within a suite of programs called Netscape Communicator. You can install a graphical browser such as Netscape Navigator in your Windows-based or Macintosh machine. The latter may be obtained from an Internet Service Provider. Lynx is a browser that provides access to the Web in text-only mode. This browser is available through your personal VAX or UNIX account on campus.