You specify the address of the Web page you want to access, and the Web browser blazes through various networks to access the correct file server. The success of the Web is its point-and click ease, which is possible because of hypertext and hypermedia technology. Hypermedia is the presentation of information in a manner that links text, audio, and graphical images for access by user. Each piece of information is independent, letting you access it in any order. Each piece of information is linked to other pieces of information and other pages, sometimes-even other file serves and networks.
Some pages have several links, while others don t have any.
A hit of Web page essentially is any request you make to the file. Counting hits on a Web page is a kin to television s Nielsen ratings or circulation numbers for newspapers and magazine because the hits help measure the number of times a file on the page is accessed. Here s where the discrepancy over counting hits lies. Each request to the file server counts as a hit. Then, when you click on a new hyperlink, more hits are recorded.