WORLD WIDE WEB

• Web Pages

        -Each electronic documents on the Web.
        -Can contain text, graphics, animation, audio, and video.


Types of Web Pages

1.         Static (fixed) : A fixed Web page where visitors all see the same content.
2.         Dynamic (changing) : A Web page that allows visitors to customize some of all the                    viewed content

• Web Browser

A Web browser or browser is application software that allows users to access and view Web pages.
The purpose of Web browser is to bring information resources to the user.
With an Internet connection established, you start a Web browser.
The browser retrieves and displays a starting Web page.

• Web Adress

A  Web page has a unique address called a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) or Web address.
Web browser retrieves a Web page using its web address.
Web address consists of :

1.          Protocol
2.          Domain name 
3.          Path
4.          Web page name

Example : http://www.kmph.matrik.edu.my/fizik/index.html

•          Protocol             : http://
•          Domain name    : www.kmph.matrik.edu.my
•          Path                   : fizik
•          Web page name : index.html

• Web page navigation

Most Web pages contain hypertext ot hypermedia links
Hypertext : Links in text-based documents
Hypermedia : Combines text-based links with graphic, audio and video links.

•  Web searching

A primary reason that people use the Web is to search for specific information, including text, pictures, music and video.
The first step in successful searching is to identify the main idea or concept in the topic about which you are seeking information.