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Looking at websites on the World Wide Web
Browsers
A web browser is a software programme that you use to look at websites.
Examples of web browsers include:
Most browsers are free. New computers usually include a web browser.
Web addresses
Each website has a unique address to identify it.
Web addresses usually start with "www", and end with ".com" or ".uk" for UK websites.
Your web browser has a white space at the top of the page. You can type a web address into this space to visit a website.
Links
Most websites contain links. Links are sometimes called hyperlinks. The words mean the same thing.
Links are often blue and underlined, like this: Link to Google search
If you click on a link with your mouse, your web browser goes to another web page.
Links can go to pages on the same website or to different websites.
If you want to go back, click the Back button in your browser.
Searching for websites
Some websites let you search the web for other websites. These sites are called search engines.
To search the web, you type key words into a 'search box'. The search engine then searches the web for your key words.
The search engine shows you a list of matching websites.
Some websites have a directory of websites. Directories are lists of categories. They are useful if you find it difficult to type key words.