The basic idea behind hypertext is that a document has links to other documents and allows the reader to search through these documents in a manner determined by the readers needs and interests. For example, if I am reading a hypertext article about plate tectonics and there is a reference to earthquakes I will probably be able to use my mouse to click on the word earthquakes to go directly to more information about earthquakes. You, however, may not be interested in more information about earthquakes and may choose to expand in another direction. In this way, hypertext allows the reader to search through information in whatever way best meets their particular need for knowledge. The Web also brings multimedia to Internet surfing.
Web pages can contain text and graphics.
In the text of a Web page, certain words will appear in different colors. These reflect hypertext links - click on a particular word and you will go to a Web page which contains more information about that particular topic. They are files that have HTML commands in them. The server will respond by sending a copy of the file back to our browser program. You will find that the Web is quite easy to use.