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Each website is made up of many different web pages. A hyperlink is some text or an image that when clicked on takes you to the page that it is joined to.
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Looking at web pages by clicking on links to move from one page to another is known as surfing. A hyperlink to a page that no longer exists is called a broken link.
After visiting a number of web pages you can retrace your steps using the back button in the browser. You can also go forward having gone back.
Other Things Found on Web Pages
- Links to download files to your computer.
People download things like: music, desktop wallpaper and programs to access offline. - Advertisements that link to websites trying to sell products.
These often appear as a banner advert along the top of the page or in a pop-up window that opens by itself. - Podcasts of short audio programs for listening to on a portable player.
You can subscribe to them so that each new episode is downloaded automatically.