It is possible to think of the World Wide Web in the most simplistic terms as an extremely large HyperCard stack in which information is stored in files not simply on cards. On the Web, users follow links from one file to another regardless of what computer may house the file, all with the click of a mouse. Links are created by the developers of the files or Webpages to help communicate ideas and pull a variety of materials together. As more people started using the Web, the term homepage became very confusing. Instead of homepage, Webpage is used to describe a file that can be accessed through this network.
Webpages vary in length from a few lines to many printed pages.
In order to see all the choices on a Web page, it is usually necessary to scroll up and down the page. As Webpages have grown to multiple pages with sophisticated graphics, and links to audio video and conferencing capabilities, they have come to be called Websites. Because most Websites now have graphics, color, and may contain audio or video clips, you need a Web browser to view them. The two most popular Web browsers are Netscape and Internet Explorer which are commercial products that can be downloaded and used without charge by students, faculty, and staff of educational institutions. The more graphics and color you find on a page, the more code the page contains and the longer it will take the browser to read it.