Chapter 20. Surfing the Web

In This Chapter

• Understanding the Web

• Using Internet Explorer

• Basic Web Surfing

• Advanced Operations

• Let's Go Surfin'!

After you're signed up with an ISP and connected to the Internet, it's time to get surfing. The World Wide Web is a particular part of the Internet with all sorts of cool content and useful services, and you surf the Web with a piece of software called a web browser.

The most popular web browser today is Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and you probably have a copy of it already installed on your new PC. This chapter shows you how to use Internet Explorer and then takes you on a quick trip around the Webjust enough to get your online feet wet!