NetComm NB9 User Giude page 77

WAN
Web browser
Web page
Web site
WWW
NB9/NB9W ADSL2+ VoIP Router
YML790 Rev1
Wide Area Network Any network spread over a large geo-
graphical area, such as a country or continent. With re-
spect to the My ADSL Modem, WAN refers to the Internet.
A software program that uses Hyper-Text Transfer Pro-
tocol (HTTP) to download information from (and upload
to) web sites, and displays the information, which may
consist of text, graphic images, audio, or video, to the
user. Web browsers use Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol
(HTTP). Popular web browsers include Netscape Navigator
and Microsoft Internet Explorer. See also HTTP, web site,
WWW.
A web site file typically containing text, graphics and
hyperlinks (cross-references) to the other pages on that
web site, as well as to pages on other web sites. When a
user accesses a web site, the first page that is displayed
is called the Home page. See also hyperlink, web site.
A computer on the Internet that distributes information
to (and gets information from) remote users through web
browsers. A web site typically consists of web pages that
contain text, graphics, and hyperlinks. See also hyperlink,
web page.
World Wide Web Also called (the) Web. Collective term for
all web sites anywhere in the world that can be accessed
via the Internet.
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