Surf Lingo Answer Page

  1. Point your browser to our URL, http://www.somewhere.com

    2. Use a program like Netscape or Internet Explorer to read the web page located at the given address.

  2. Drop a bookmark for that site.

    3. Create a file located in the "Bookmark" or "Favorites" folder that will let you return to a specific web page.

  3. That is a really cool Java applet. Where is the ftp site where I can download it from?

    4. A Java applet is a small program that can run on a web page. To get files from the Internet you can download them using a protocol known as file transfer protocol (ftp). Servers that contain files that can be downloaded are called ftp servers.

  4. I really like the animated gif's you have on your page.

    5. An animated gif is a picture that moves or is animated in some way.

  5. What is your favorite search engine? I prefer Alta Vista.

    6. Search engines are Internet database programs that allow you to do keyword searches to find sites listed in that database. Alta Vista is one such database.

  6. To publish your page, you must ftp your html document to an ISP or upload it to your LAN server.

    7. In order to put a web page on to the web it must be stored on a computer that is connected to the Web twenty-four hours a day. Web pages are written in HTML (hyper text markup language). Ftp was covered in number 3. An ISP is an internet service provider like AOL or the one these pages are on, lynchburg.net . Some local area networks have an internet server that will link them to the Web and can then store HTML documents and make them accessible to the Web.

  7. Most search engines allow the use of boolean operators.

    8. Boolean operators are codes that can be used to specify parameters in a search, like "AND", "OR", "AND NOT" and parentheses.

  8. Before you send email to the webmaster you need to read the FAQ file.

People who operate and maintain web sites and servers are often called "webmasters". A FAQ file is a list of frequently asked questions. It is always a good idea to check there first for your question. Nobody likes to be asked the same question over and over.

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