KB1088 - Getting started on the World Wide Web

If you want to review some essential concepts about how the World Wide Web works, or web browsing, you may find these brief, free web tutorials very helpful:

Internet Basics (GCF Global)
https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/internetbasics/

Some of the topics covered in this tutorial include:

  • Essential web navigation concepts and terminology
  • Common web browser features and usage
  • Tips to help organise your email and favourite web sites, using folders, bookmarks and junkmail protection
  • Staying secure online: what to look out for.

Internet Basics: Using a Web Browser
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/internetbasics/using-a-web-browser/1/

A brief review of common concepts and methods related to using a web browser - in this case, Google Chrome, but many ideas are the same in Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer.