The Internet is a huge collection of computers around the world.  These computers (there are millions of them) are all linked together, and they communicate with each other, sharing information. If your computer is connected to the Internet, it can connect to millions of other computers, in many different parts of the world.

The first thing to do is to learn the language of computers and the Internet. You can do this by reading our Glossary of Terms.

By using the Internet, you can have lots of fun:

• You can send electronic letters (e-mail) to people.

• You can read pages on any subject on the World Wide Web.

• You can play games with people all over the world.

• You can chat to people in chat rooms

• You can even buy things on the Internet and have them delivered to your home!

The World Wide Web is a part of the Internet. It is a collection of millions of pages of information. 

This information can be about anything:

MOVING AROUND THE WORLD WIDE WEB PAGES
The pages on the World Wide Web are all linked so that you can move around them.

The pages are linked together using Hyperlinks.

• If you move your mouse over a hyperlink, it will change to the shape of a hand.
• If you click on a hyperlink, you will go to a different page.

You can usually tell if something is a hyperlink because it is coloured in Blue and it is underlined

Try to find the infomat hyperlink:

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